ISM Mid-Term

Presentation:
Pediatrics

Child Development:
normality's and
abnormalities
*Some information in this presentation comes from outside sources

Child Development: Normal vs.

Abnormal
Presented by Lauren Grover
Mentor: Dr. Sunita Palmer
Clear Lake Pediatric Clinic
Pediatrics
Independent Study Mentorship- Fall 2015
ISM Teacher: Kristi Click

What is ISM?
ISM stands for independent study mentorship

Dr. Palmer at Clear Lake

Pediatric Clinic
Undergraduate: Texas Tech University
Bachelor of Science
Graduate: University of Texas
Residency: University of Texas
Licensure: Texas State Board of Medical
Examiners

The Project
Looking at the normal milestones of healthy children ranging
from ages newborn to four, my project will look at the
differences are in a child who does not reach a certain
milestone.

The Product

Development
Continuous process that proceeds in the cephalocaudal
direction (head to foot)
Developmental milestones reflect how mature a child is
Sequence of milestone is the same but the rate may vary
Certain primitive reflexes must be lost before corresponding
volunteer movements can be attained

Primitive Reflexes
Involuntary motor responses that are elicited by appropriate
peripheral stimuli
Present at birth and disappear in the first six months
Moro Reflex, Rooting Reflex, Sucking Reflex, Grasp Reflex,
Placing Reflex, Stepping Reflex, Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex

Major Domains
Gross motor skills
Fine motor/adaptive skills
Personal/social skills
Language skills
Cognitive skills

Gross Motor Skills

Overall movements of large muscles
Examples: Crawling, running, jumping
Depend on both muscle tone and strength
Low muscle tone is a characteristic of down syndrome, central
nervous system disorders or genetic muscle or genetic
disorders

Fine Motor Skills

Involve the use of small muscles of the body
Examples: writing, fixing clothing
Involve strength and dexterity
A problem with fine motor skills can affect the ability to eat,
write, or do any other small skill

Language Skills
Understanding the use of language
Examples: listening, speaking, reading, writing
Four skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing

Personal/ Social Skills

Ability to care for a persons needs
Examples: eye contact

A problem with social skills can be a sign of Autism or

Aspersers Syndrome

Cognitive Skills
Use higher mental processes including comprehension, memory
and reasoning
As children mature they grow the ability to think on higher
levels
A problem with cognitive skills can cause problems with school
work such as reading, writing, math and focusing

Research
One month
Gross Motor: lift head when prone
Fine Motor: tracks horizontally to midline
Social Skills: Smile
Language Skills: Alerts to bell and cooing
Cognitive Skills: Sensorimotor (object permanence, relationships,
causality)
Development: Fixes face, follows, responds to sound, raises head
prone

Research Cont.
9 month old
Increasingly mobile
Express explicit opinions
Uncertainty about out-of-sight objects
Biting
Stranger awareness
Rapid expansion of motor skills: pull to stand, mama/dada, wave
bye

Summery
Developmental milestones are a set of functional skills or agespecific tasks that most children can do at certain ages.
Pediatricians use milestones to help check how a child is
developing. Although each milestone has an age level, the
actual age when a healthy developing child reaches that
milestone can vary.

Thank you!
I would like to thank my mentor for allowing me to shadow her
and taking on the challenge of not only doing her job but also
teaching me.
I would also like to thank my teacher Mrs. Click for being there
to help me and answer any question that I could imagine.
Lastly I would like to thank my parents for allowing me to take
this class and have the experience.

Works Cited
"Tamiu Baby Clip Art." Tamiu Baby Clip Art at Clker.com. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2015.
"Jack and Jill." Jack and Jill. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2015.
N.p., n.d. Web.