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Paediatric Development and Delay Flashcards

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What are the 4 domains of paediatric development?

How is development measured and when should abnormalities be investigated?

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  • Gross motor
  • Fine motor
  • Speech, language and hearing
  • Social, emotional and behavioural

Each domain is measured against the average for the child’s age group. Should be investigated when outside of 2 standard deviations of the mean.

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What are some possible causes of delay in gross motor development?

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  • Cerebral palsy
    • Most common motor disorder in childhood
    • Non-progressive lesion in a developing brain
    • Pre-natal/peri-natal/post-natal
  • Abnormal motor control and tone
  • Vision, hearing, fine and gross motor, cognitive
  • Brain malformations and genetic conditions
  • Muscle diseases
  • Foetal alcohol syndrome
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Gross motor development: 3 month old

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Raise head and chest when prone

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What are the 3 areas of fine motor development and vision?

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  • Hand eye coordination
  • Hand hand coordination
  • Pencil skills
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Gross motor development: 6 month old

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  • Roll
  • Sit with support
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Gross motor development: 9 month old

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  • Sit unsupported
  • Pivot around
  • Crawl
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Gross motor development: 12 month old

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  • Cruise
  • Pull to stand, may be able to stand unsupported
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Gross motor development: 15 month old

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Walk independently

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Gross motor development: 18 month old

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  • Walk with toys
  • Bend to pick up objects
  • Run
  • Walk up and down stairs with help
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Gross motor development: 2 year old

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  • Jump
  • Climb
  • Walk upstairs with both feet on each step
  • Kick a ball
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Gross motor development: 3 year old

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  • Tricycle
  • Walk upstairs with one foot on each step
  • Catch a large ball
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Gross motor development: 4 year old

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  • Walk up and down stairs confidently
  • Stand on 1 leg
  • Hop
  • Skip
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Fine motor and vision: 6 week old

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Fix and follow through 90 degrees

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Fine motor and vision: 3 month old

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Fix and follow through 180 degrees

Bring hands to the midline

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Fine motor and vision: 6 month old

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Palmar grasp and transfer objects between hands

Mouths objects

6/6 vision

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Fine motor and vision: 9 month old

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Object permanence

Bangs objects

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Fine motor and vision: 12 month old

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Pincer grip

Casting

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Fine motor and vision: 18 month old

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3 cube tower

Circular scribble

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Fine motor and vision: 2 year old

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Copies a vertical line

6 cube tower

Turn pages of a book

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Fine motor and vision: 3 year old

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Copy a circle

Build a bridge

Build a 9 cube tower

Name body parts

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Fine motor and vision: 4 year old

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Copy a cross and a square

Build 3 steps

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What are the 3 domains of speech, language and hearing development?

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  • Receptive language
  • Expressive language
  • Speech articulation
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Speech, language and hearing development: 6 weeks

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Startles to sudden noises

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Speech, language and hearing development: 3 months

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Vocalises

Laughs with play

Quietens to interesting sounds

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Speech, language and hearing development: 6 months
Mono syllable babble Turns head to sound
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Speech, language and hearing development: 9 months
Double syllable babble Shouts to gain attention Understands no, bye-bye, recognises own name
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Speech, language and hearing development: 12 months
Few words with meaning Responds to simple commands, e.g. 'give it to me'
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Speech, language and hearing development: 18 months
Up to 20-50 words Understands common words and names Follows 1 step commands
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Speech, language and hearing development: 2 years
Puts 2 words together Follows 2 step commands
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Speech, language and hearing development: 3 years
3-4 word sentences Starts to tell stories and ask questions Follows commands with 2 instructions
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Speech, language and hearing development: 4 years
Counts to 10 Identifies colours Follows commands with 3 instructions
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What are the domains of social, behavioural and emotional development?
* Social interaction: Interactive play, turn taking * Social communication: Eye contact, emotional reciprocation * Behaviour: Wide or restricted, impulsive or controlled * Sleep * Self-care: Feeding, dressing, toileting * Play skills: Functional, imagination, creativity
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Social development: 6 week old
Smiles responsively
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Social development: 3 month old
Responds to friendly handling, social smiling
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Social development: 6 month old
Mouths objects Puts hands up to bottle when feeding
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Social development: 9 months
Finger feeding Plays peek a boo Stranger anxiety
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Social development: 12 month old
Clapping
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Social development: 18 months
Indicates what they want: pointing, pulling, asking Explores surroundings Plays alone Takes shoes and socks off
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Social development: 2 year old
Plays with others, does not share Eats with spoon Simple roll play
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Social development: 3 year old
Shares toys Eats with fork and spoon Dressing, toilet training
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Social development: 4 year old
Imaginative play
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What are the red flags of child development?
* Strong parental concern * Family history: * Sudden unexplained infant death * Inherited Condition * Developmental Regression * Asymmetry L-R – tone, power, movement * Child protection concerns
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What are possible causes of delay in fine motor and vision development?
* Familial * Hearing Impairment * Social and Emotional deprivation * Neuro-disability – Autistic Spectrum Disorder Language and social domain difficulties * Speech delay * Social communication difficulties * Non verbal communication, emotional reciprocity * Social interaction difficulties * Repetitive Behaviours, restrictive behaviours * Impaired imaginative play * Over or under reactivity to sensations e.g noises, textures
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What are possible causes of delay in social, emotional and behavioural development?
* Neuro-Metabolic Condition * Abuse * Social and Emotional Deprivation * Intracranial Pathology * SOL
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What are the possible causes of global developmental delay?
* Genetic * Chromosomal Disorder * Neuro-Metabolic Syndrome * Congenital Brain Anomalies * Prenatal Insult * Teratogens * Congenital Infection * Perinatal Insult * Complication of Extreme Prematurity * Birth Asphyxia * Metabolic Disorder * Postnatal Event * Brain Injury * CNS Infection * Metabolic Disorder * Down Syndrome
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Describe the features of down syndrome
* Chromosomal disorder = developmental delay * 1/1000 births * Intellectual disability * Feeding difficulties * Conductive hearing impairment * Hypotonia * Vision problems – cataracts * 10% live to 70 * Upward slanting eyes * Epicanthic folds * Wide space between eyes

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