Developmental Assessment Flashcards
(101 cards)
What age would the lack of the following milestone be of concern?

4 months
At what age would a lack of the following developmental milestone be of concern?

18 months
What are red flag signs on developmental assessment?
- Loss of developmental skills
- Hearing loss
- Persistent low muscle tone/ floppiness
- No speech by 18 months - esp if no other communication
- Asymmetric movements/increased muscle tone
- Not walking by 18m/Persistent toe walking
- OFC - > 99.6th / < 0.4th / crossed two centiles/ disproportionate to parental OFC
What is the definition of development?
Gaining functional skills throughout childhood
Typically 0-5 yrs
What developmental domain is the following milestone?

Fine motor
What is the following milestone?

Pull to stand

What developmental domain does the following milestone fall under?

Fine motor
What biological risk factors can influence development?
- Prematurity
- Low birth weight
- Birth asphyxia
- Chronic illness
- Hearing/vision impairment
At what age do children begin to feed themselves with cutlery?
12-18 months
What is failure to thrive/faltering growth?
Child growing too slowly in form and usually in function at the expected rate for his or her age
What weight are children by 6 months of age?
Approximately double their birth weight
What is the following milestone?

Stacking 4 or more blocks

What is the following developmental milestone?

Crawling on hands and feet

What age do children start to refer to parents directly (e.g. mama and dada)?
7-10 months

What age does the following developmental milestone commonly occur?

10 months
If you had trialed feeding in hospital for faltering growth, and intake had been poor, what could be the causes (in a general sense…)?
- Organic disease
- Feeding disorder
- Non-organic/mixed
What weight do children normally reach by the age of 12 months?
10 kg
What age does the following developmental milestone commonly occur?

12-18 months
What age do children normally begin to start walking up and down stairs without support?
18 months - 2 years
If you had trialled feeding in hospital in a child with faltering growth, and there was good intake but no weight gain in hospital, what would you suspect the cause would be?
Organic cause e.g. coeliac disease etc.

What is the following milestone?

2 blocks or more stacking

At what age do children start to form sentences?
20-24 months

What developmental domain does the following fall under?

Fine motor
When does the following milestone normally occur?

8-9 months












































