Reflexes & Developmental Milestones Flashcards

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Name the following reflex:
A light stroke at the corner of the mouth causes an infant to turn their face and tongue towards the touched side, and begin sucking.

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Rooting

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Name the following reflex:
When held in a semi-seated supine position, an infants head is allowed to drop back a few cm. The infant’s arms move out and up bilaterally, with shoulders abducted, elbows extended, and fingers open, before adducting/flexing back towards midline.

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Moro reflex (aka startle reflex)

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Name the following reflex:
When putting a finger into the infant’s hand from the ulnar side, pressing on the palmar surface causes the infant to flex their fingers and strongly grasp the examiners finger.

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Palmar grasp

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Name the following reflex:

When pressure is applied to the sole of an infants foot, they respond with strong flexion of the toes.

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Plantar grasp

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Name the following reflex:
When the infant is suspended vertically with the trunk supported under the arm and and it’s feet are brought into contact with a hard surface, they will begin to bear some weight through the feet.

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Primary standing reflex

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Name the following reflex:
When the dorsum of the hand or foot is dragged along the bottom of a table, they will place their hand/foot on the top of the table.

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Placing reaction

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Name the following reflex:
Rhythmical stepping response in an alternating heel-toe gait pattern when the infant is supported under the arms in an upright position, with the trunk tipped slightly forward

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Primary walking response

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Name the following reflex:
Turning the head to one side when the infant is lying supine causes them to extend the arm and leg on the ipsilateral side and flex the arm and leg on the contralateral side (i.e., fencing position)

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ATNR (asymmetrical tonic neck reflex)

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Name the following reflex:
When the infant is held in prone, and their neck is flexed, the arms will flex and the legs extend. When the neck is extended, the arms will extend and the legs will flex.

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STNR (symmetrical tonic neck reflex)

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Name the following reflex:

When a child is held horizontally in prone with their abdomen supported, they extend their back, legs, and head

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Landau

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Name the following reflex:
When the child is moved quickly in any direction, and their arms (& legs, in the case of forward-downward) extend to catch them.

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Parachute reaction

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Name the following reflex:
tilting the infant’s head back while lying supine causes the back to stiffen and arch backwards, legs to straighten, stiffen, and push together, the toes to point, the arms to bend at the elbows and wrists, and the hands to become fisted

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TLR (tonic labyrinthine reflex)

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13
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Name the following reflex:
When the sole of the foot is firmly stroked, the infant’s big toe then moves upward or toward the top surface of the foot and the other toes fan out.

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Babinski/plantar reflex

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14
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What age should a child begin vocalizing and babbling, responding to their name and human voices?

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6-9 months

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What age should a child begin to use one or more words with meaning and understand simple instructions

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1.5-2 years

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16
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Gross motor milestones: rolling from front to back and back to front, sits with support, raising chest and upper abdomen from prone lying

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0-6 months

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17
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Gross motor milestone: sits unsupported

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6-7 months

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Gross motor milestone: crawling

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8-10 months

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19
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Gross motor milestone: cruising around furniture

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10-11 months

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20
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Gross motor milestone: pulls to standing position

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8-10 months

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Gross motor milestone: walks well alone, squats and stands back up, walks up and down steps holding hand

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15 months

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Gross motor milestone: can run, but falls easily

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18 months

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Gross motor milestone: walks and runs fairly well, can jump with both feet, climb stairs without support, and kick a ball

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2 years

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Gross motor milestone: can balance on one foot for a few seconds, broad jump 10-24 inches, and catch a large ball

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3 years

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Gross motor milestone: can run, jump, climb, and beginning to skip, hop on one for, catch a ball reliably, ride a tricycle

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By 4 years

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Gross motor milestone: can skip on alternate feet and jump rope, beginning to skate and swim, climbing well

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By 5 years

27
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Fine motor milestone: global ineffective reach for objects

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3 months

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Fine motor milestone: voluntary grasp

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3 months

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Fine motor milestone: two handed palmar grasp

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3 months

30
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Fine motor milestone: one handed palmar grasp

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5 months

31
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Fine motor milestone: controlled reach

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6 months

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Fine motor milestone: reaches, grasps, and puts objects in mouth

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6-12 months

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Fine motor milestone: controlled release of objects

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6-12 months

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Fine motor milestone: pincer grasp

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6-12 months

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Fine motor milestone: transfers objects from one hand to another

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6-12 months

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Fine motor milestone: builds tower of three small blocks, four rings on a stick, or five pegs in a pegboard

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6-12 months

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Fine motor milestone: scribbling and painting with whole arm movements

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1-2 years

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Fine motor milestone: self-feeds with minimal assistance, holding and drinking from cup independently and bringing a spoon to mouth

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1-2 years

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Fine motor milestone: strings four large beads, snips with scissors

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2-3 years

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Fine motor milestone: consistently favours one hand

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2-3 years

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Fine motor milestone: paints with some wrist action

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2-3 years

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Fine motor milestone: holds crayon with thumb and fingers

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2-3 years

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Fine motor milestone: can copy a circle, use non-dominant hand to assist and stabilize objects

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3-4 years

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Fine motor milestone: can cut on a line continuously

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4-5 years

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Fine motor milestone: copies cross and square

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4-5 years

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Fine motor milestone: writes their name and numbers 1-5

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4-5 years

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Fine motor milestone: dresses and undresses independently

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4-5 years

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Fine motor milestone: cutting out simple shapes, colouring in the lines

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5-6 years

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Fine motor milestone: using a three-fingered grasp on pencils and uses fingers to generate the writing movement

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5-6 years

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Fine motor milestone: can draw basic shapes and uses paste and glue appropriately

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5-6 years

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Fine motor milestone: forms most letters and numbers correctly, writes consistently on the lines, and has good control of pencil movements

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6-7 years

52
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Fine motor milestone: ties shoelaces independently

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6-7 years