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1
Q

What are the red flags of development?

A

Loss of skills

Asymmetry of movement

Not reaching for objects by 6 months

Can’t sit unsupported by 12 months

Can’t walk by 18 months (boys) or 2 years (girls)

No social smile by 8 weeks

Any visual/hearing concerns

2
Q

What might asymmetric movement in a child suggest?

A

Neuromuscular disorder

3
Q

What is the upper limit for reaching for objects?

A

6 months

4
Q

What is the upper limit for sitting unsupported?

A

12 months (should be sitting well at 9 months)

5
Q

What is the upper limit for walking in boys and in girls?

A

18 months - boys

2 years - girls

6
Q

What should be done in a child who has passed the upper limit for walking and why?

A

Check CK

Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy raises CK

(girl’s who are carriers of gene will have delay in walking)

7
Q

What is the upper limit for speech?

A

18 months

8
Q

What is the upper limit for social smile?

A

8 weeks