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Developmental Milestones

Topic: Adult

Created on Sunday, July 16 2006 by

Last modified on Wednesday, December 31 1969.

A woman brings her 36 month old boy into your clinic. The mother is concerned that the child may be developmentally delayed.
As you observe and examine the kid, you note that he jabbers.
He plays peekaboo, waves bye-bye, and plays patty-cake.
He crawls and sits without support.
This child is meeting milestones for what age?

A) 12 months

B) 48 months

C) 6 months

D) 8 months

E) 14 months

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ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

A) 12 months

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At 12 months, he should be able to use words like "dada" or "mama" with specific meaning. Socially, he should be able to play simple games with a ball and adjust his body when he is being dressed. In terms of motor function, he should be able to stand alone and use a thumb-finger pincer grasp. (See References)


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B) 48 months

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Socially, he should be able to use the toilet alone and play with other children. In terms of motor function, he should be able to use scissors to cut out pictures, hop on one foot, and copy a square and a cross. (See References)


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C) 6 months

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Socially, he should be able to enjoy looking at a mirror and prefer his mother to other people. In terms of motor function, he should be able to transfer an object from one hand to the other, use a raking grasp, and sit with support. (See References)


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D) 8 months

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At the age of 8 months, a normal child who is meeting his normal language milestones should be able to jabber, that is, say things like "dadada" and "bababa". Socially, he should be able to be able to play peekaboo and patty-cake, and wave bye-bye. In terms of motor function, he should be able to creep or crawl and sit without support. (See References)


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E) 14 months

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At 14 months, he should have a vocabulary of 1 to 2 words. Socially, he should be able to hug his parents and indicate his desires by pointing. In terms of motor function, he should be able to walk alone and stoop and then recover to a standing position. (See References)


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References:

1. Michelson, D.J., and Aswal, S. (2004). Global Developmental Delay and Developmental Regression. In Bradley, W.G., Daroff, R.B., Fenichel, G.M., and Jankovic, J. (Eds.). Neurology in Clinical Practice, 4th Edition. Butterworth Heinemann, Philadelphia. Pp. 75-84.


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Developmental Milestones
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