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This lecture is MCQ friendly, read it very well  Acquired either actively or passively One developmental milestone delay called : developmental delay 2 or more developmental delay we call it : Global delay  All developmental milestones must be assessed in history taking until...

This lecture is MCQ friendly, read it very well  Acquired either actively or passively One developmental milestone delay called : developmental delay 2 or more developmental delay we call it : Global delay  All developmental milestones must be assessed in history taking until the school age For pre mature infant , chronological age must be corrected with gestational age until 2-3 years Interested in human face , cannot recognise faces until 9 months , stranger anxiety occurs. Vision improves a lot during first 4 months, at 2 months visual acuity is 20/200 and increases by the time Visual acuity becomes 200/200 at the age of 3-5 years , that’s why tests are done at (3-5) yrs. Development occurs in cephalocaudal order ( from head to toe)  MLA 6 months and 9 months regarding the set position : 6 months : sits with arched back , fall easily 9 months : sits with straight back and last for long time n stable position feedfroma CUP in 1 year  Not all babies are exposed to it , due to cultural differences, it’s ok if baby doesn’t have this skill Becomes specific by 1 year It Continue to 1 year and half By the age of 3 yrs ,child can sit alone without separation anxiety  Depends on the exposure depend on theculture  Using the feet on the dominant side If Knows 50 -100 words Number of words child can put in a sentence equals his age , 3 years old can say a sentence of 3 words…. Until the age of 5  Toilet training can start earlier independently Important slide Red flags : 1- Global delay : when there is more than 2 developmental delay 2-Significant delay : when the developmental age is way different than chronological age. 3 - developmental regression: when the child acquired a skill then lost it Generally speaking, the primitive reflexes appeared prenatal and disappeared at 6 months ( exception for the grasp reflex disappeared at 2-3 months, the rooting reflex at 4 months, tonic reflex appeared postnatal at 1 month and the parachute reflex appeared at 1 yr of age and remained throughout the man’s life- protecting mechanism when the child starts walking ) Jj Why Rooting Reflex AppearAntinentally dissappear at 6months Classic  The normal range of sexual maturation for: female is: 8 to 13 Dmale 9 to 14 Arrange of 1st signis 10.5 ( less or more is early or late ) Arrange of 1st signis 11.5 sames female sameih.de