Postnatal and Child Development Flashcards

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Prefrontal association area

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Executive function and concentration
Area affected with ADHD

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2
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Primary motor cortex

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Supply nerves to muscle

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3
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Primary somatic sensory cortex

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Receive impulses from periphery

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4
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Occipital lobe

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Vision

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5
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Temporal lobe

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Auditory sensation and speech

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6
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Primitive reflexes

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Morrow reflex 28-32 weeks
Standing reflex 3 months
Grasp reflex 6-9 months
Parachute reflex 6-9 months

Persistence of primitive reflexes may be impaired development

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7
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Domains of development

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Speech and language
Gross motor
Social
Fine motor

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Development

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Global impression of a child encompassing growth, increase in understanding, acquisition of new skills and more sophisticated responses and behaviour. Endows child with increasingly complex skills in order to function in society.

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9
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Gross motor at 6-8 weeks

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Raises head to 45 degrees in prone

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10
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Gross motor at 6-8 months

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Sits without support
6 - round back
8 - straight back

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11
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Gross motor at 3-5 months

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Begin to roll

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12
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Gross motor at 8-9 months

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Crawling

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13
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Gross motor at 10 months

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Pull up to furniture

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14
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Gross motor at 12 months

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Walks unsteadily, broad gait, hands apart

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15
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Gross motor at 15 months

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Steady walk

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16
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Fine motor at 6 weeks

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Follows movement by turning head

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17
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Fine motor at 4 months

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Reaches out for toys

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18
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Fine motor at 4-6 months

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Palmar grasp

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19
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Fine motor at 7 months

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Transfer object from one hand to other

20
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Fine motor at 10 months

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Mature pincer grip

21
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Fine motor at 16-18 months

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Makes marks with crayon

22
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Fine motor at 14 months - 4 years

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Building blocks

23
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Fine motor at 2-5 years

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Can draw without seeing how it is done
Can copy

24
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Speech at newborn

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Startles to loud noise

25
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Speech at 3-4 months

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Vocalises alone or when spoken to, coos and laughs

26
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Speech at 7 months

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Turn to soft sounds out of sight

27
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Speech at 7-10 months

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7 months - sounds used indiscriminately
10 months - sounds used indiscriminately to parents

28
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Speech at 12 months

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Two to three words other than dada or mama

29
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Speech at 18 months

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6-10 words. Show two parts of body

30
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Speech at 20-24 months

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Use two or more words to make simple phrases

31
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Speech at 2.5 - 3 years

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Talks constantly in 3-4 word sentences

32
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Behaviour at 18 months

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Holds spoon and gets food safely to mouth

33
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Behaviour at 18-24 months

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Symbolic play

34
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Behaviour at 6 weeks

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Smiles responsively

35
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Behaviour at 6-8 months

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Puts food in mouth

36
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Behaviour at 10-12 months

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Waves bye bye, plays peek a boo

37
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Behaviour at 12 months

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Drinks from a cup with two hands

38
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Behaviour at 2 years

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Dry by day
Pulls off some clothing

39
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Behaviour at 2.5 - 3 years

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Parallel play
Interactive play evolving
Takes turns

40
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Healthy child programme

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Screening
Immunisation
Child health reviews
Health promotion

41
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Factors of development

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Folate - spinal development
Iron - cofactor for brain development
Oxygen deprivation

42
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Evaluating abnormal development

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History
- parental concern
- birth history
- family history

PMHX
- developmental history
- current skills

Examination
- developmental assessment + general and neurological
- investigations

43
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Approach to developmental assessment

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Ask
Observe
Task

Assess milestones proceeding age, expected milestones for age, next important milestones

44
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Factors influencing developmental delay

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Ill health
Lack of physical or psychological stimuli
Sensory/motor impairment
Reduced inherent potential

45
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Causes of global delay

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Chromosomal abnormalities (Down’s syndrome)
Metabolic (hypothyroidism)
Antenatal and perinatal (infections, drugs, toxins)
Environmental social
Chronic illness

46
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Causes of motor delay

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Cerebral palsy
Global delay
Congenital dislocation hip
Social deprivation
Spina bifida

47
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Causes of language delay

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Hearing loss
Learning disability
Lack of stimulation
Autism