06 - 08 FINALS LECTURE Flashcards
(41 cards)
Children between the ages of 1 and 3 years.
Toddler
Age Children. Children between the ages of 3 and 5 years who are not yet attending kindergarten.
Pre-school
The rate of growth over time
Growth Velocity
Development and use of smaller muscle groups demonstrated by stacking objects, scribbling and copying a circle or square.
Fine motor skills
Development and use of large muscle as exhibited by walking alone, running, walking up stairs, riding a tricycle, hopping and skipping.
Gross motor skilss
Factors Influencing Food Intake
Family Environment
Societal trends
Media
Appetite,
Satiety
Illness or Disease
During this years, there is a steady increase in children’s height, weight, and muscle tone. Compared with toddlers, they are longer and leaner.
Preschool-Age Children
Climbs well
Runs easily
Pedals a tricycle
Walks up and down stairs, one foot on each step
Washes and dries hands
Age 3
Hops and stands on one foot up to 2 seconds
Pours, cut with supervision, and mashes own food
Catches a bounced ball most of the time
Draws a person with two to four body parts
Uses scissors
Age 4
Stands on one foot for 10 seconds
Hops and may be able to skip
Can do a somersault
Uses a fork and spoon and sometimes a table knife
Swings and climbs
Age 5
A developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
is associated with various comorbid conditions including, most often epilepsy, sensory impairment (blindness and/or deafness) tuberous sclerosis, and neurofibromatosis, all of which predominate in the most severely mentally retarded.
Autism
This nutrient combination is the archetype for nutritional ASD management: many cases of remarkable improvement have been documented.
Vitamin B6 and Magnesium
A derivative of the amino acid glycine. It is found naturally in plant and animal cells and in certain foods such as beans, cereal
grains, and liver.
Dimethylglycine (DMG)
are pro-homeostatis constituents of cell membranes, helping to relay signal information from outside the cell to its interior.
Essential Fatty Acids
is especially important for cell growth and differentiation, especially in epithelial tissue of the gut, brain, and elsewhere.
Vit. A
(depletion and imbalance of symbiotic bacteria, fungal and/or other parasitic over growth)
Dysbiosis
is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood. It is usually first diagnosed in childhood and often lasts into adulthood.
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY
DISORDER
Nutrition Management of ADHD
Sugar
Omega 3 - Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
Micronutrient
A group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture.
Celebral Palsy CP
Increased muscle tone and stiff tight mudcles
Spastic 70-80%
Uncontrollable movements
Athetoid 10-20%
Difficulties with balance and coordination
Ataxic 5-10%
Sympoms of more than one type
Mixed 10%
