Neurodevelopmental Disorders & Intellectual & Social Disability Flashcards
When should a baby develop control of head when pulled into a sitting position?
0-3 months - often present at 6 week check
What is the Moro reflex?
Response to sudden loss of support in which the baby does 3 things:
1. spreading out the arms (abduction)
2. pulling the arms in (adduction)
3. crying (usually)
When should the Moro reflex be present?
From 0 to 6 months - should be present at 6 week check
An 8 month old is brought in due to URTI symptoms. While examining you notice startle reflex is present. Is this concerning?
Yes - this should be gone by 6 months of age
What visual milestones should a baby have from birth?
Staring
What visual milestones should a baby develop from birth to around 6 weeks?
Following horizontally to 90 degrees
What hearing milestone should be present form birth?
Responding to rattle or bell
Startle reflex
When should a baby start smiling?
Between 0 and 10 weeks of age
When should a baby turn to look at an observers face as a social milestone?
From birth
