Developmental Milestones
Topic: Adult
Created on Sunday, July 16 2006 by
Last modified on Wednesday, December 31 1969.
A woman brings her 24 month old girl into your clinic. The mother is concerned that the child may be developmentally delayed.
She stands without help and uses a thumb-finger pincer grasp.
The mother tells you that the child plays simple games with a ball, uses words like "dada" or "mama" with specific meaning, and adjusts her body when she is being dressed.
This child is meeting milestones for what age?
A) 8 months B) 60 months C) 12 months D) 2 months E) 48 months
This question was created on July 16, 2006 by .
This question was last modified on December 31, 1969.
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A) 8 months
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At the age of 8 months, a normal child who is meeting her normal language milestones should be able to jabber, that is, say things like "dadada" and "bababa". Socially, she should be able to be able to play peekaboo and patty-cake, and wave bye-bye. In terms of motor function, she should be able to creep or crawl and sit without support. (
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B) 60 months
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Socially, she should be able to engage in domestic role playing and ask about the meaning of words. In terms of motor function, she should be able to copy a triange and skip. (
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C) 12 months
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At 12 months, she should be able to use words like "dada" or "mama" with specific meaning. Socially, she should be able to adjust her body when she is being dressed and play simple games with a ball. In terms of motor function, she should be able to stand alone and use a thumb-finger pincer grasp. (
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D) 2 months
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At the age of 2 months, a normal child who is meeting her normal language milestones should be able to coo. Socially, she should be able to smile socially. In terms of motor function, she should be able to hold her head up 45 degrees. (
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E) 48 months
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Socially, she should be able to use the toilet alone and play with other children. In terms of motor function, she should be able to copy a square and a cross, hop on one foot, and use scissors to cut out pictures. (
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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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Created: 07/16/2006
Modified: 12/31/1969
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