Paeds development

Question 1

ADHD common signs are:

Answer 1

Common signs and symptoms are:
• Inattention
Difficulty concentrating, forgetting instructions, moving from one task to another without completing anything

• Impulsivity
Talking over the top of others, losing control of emotions easily, being accident-prone

• Overactivity
Constant fidgeting and restlessness

A core feature of this disorder is that symptoms must impair social, occupational, or academic performance.

Question 2

Top milestones to know- when do they happen

1. smiling
2. Head control
3. Rolling over (usually front to back first)
4. Sitting with support
5. Sitting unsupported
6. Stranger danger
7. Walking unsupported
8. Single words
9. Throw and kick a ball
10. Two-word phrases

Answer 2

1. 6 weeks
2. 4-6 months
3. 6 months
4. 6 months
5. 8 months
6. 6-8 months
7. 10-18 months
8. 1 year
9. 2 years
10. 2 years

Delays in these are concerning

Question 3

What are some red flags in the developmental milestones

Answer 3

At any age-maternal age and recession of developmental milestones

10 weeks- not smiling

6 months- persisetent primitive reflexes,
hand preference
little interest in people and toys

10-12- no sitting and no proper word- babbling still

18 months

• less than 6 words
• not walking independently

Look at the red flag pic on paeds folder

https://dontforgetthebubbles.com/quick-reference/developmental-milestones/

Question 4

Services for ASD kids

Answer 4

1) Helping children with autism (HCWA)

2) NDIS

Question 5

ASD criteria

Answer 5

Persistent impairment in communication and social interaction

–> (inability to form relationships, abnormal language development, reduced empathy, difficulties in adjusting behaviour to social situations, and poor eye contact)

Restricted, stereotyped patterns of behaviour, interests, and activities

–> (e.g., hand flapping, excessive touching/smelling, lining up toys, adverse response to sounds, and echolalia)

C. Symptoms must be present in the early
developmental period (but may not become fully
manifest until social demands exceed limited
capacities, or may be masked by learned strategies
in later life).

D. Symptoms cause clinically significant impairment in
social, occupational, or other important areas of
current functioning.

E. These disturbances are not better explained by
intellectual disability (intellectual developmental
disorder) or global developmental delay.

Additional features
Intellectual impairment
Language impairment

Age: symptoms typically evident before 2–3 years of age