Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
Criterion or norm-referenced?
A
Norm
2
Q
Evaluates what?
A
Changes over time
3
Q
Best taken for child during what time period?
A
After 4 months
4
Q
Scores are valid until?*
A
14 months
5
Q
AIMS for infants with…
A
premature or slow or immature motor development but with essentially
normal patterns of movement
6
Q
AIMS NOT for…
A
infants diagnosed with severe motor disorder involving
atypical motor patterns (cerebral palsy, spinal bifida)
7
Q
How to observe baby
A
- Naked baby (see skin folds or asymmetry)
* Optimal state
8
Q
Prompting baby is… handling baby is…
A
ok, not okay
9
Q
For full term children, if
result beneath 5th %
A
look at norms for pre-term infants
10
Q
full term children if
result beneath 25%
A
should be further monitored, probably need
intervention
