Childhood Development- Screening

Milestones

• Speech• Motor• Social• Cognition

Significance of Early Intervention

Brain Plasticity

Imitation

ScreeningAutism Spectrum Disorders

1.) Pointing2.) Joint Attention

3.) Pretend play and Imagination4.)Eye contact and Response to name5.) Pain Tolerance6.) Maintenance of sameness7.) Turn Taking, preference for solitary activities and Social skills8.) Emotional Expressiveness

Screening

Attention Deficit Hyperkinetic Disorder 1.) Excessive Restlessness

2.) Difficulty in sustaining attention3.) Constant Fidgeting

4.) Disturbs other children 5.) Difficulty in

completion of tasks6.) Easily Distractible

Screening

Emotional Problems1.) School Refusal2.) Separation anxiety3.) Bedwetting, baby talking, thumb sucking4.) Sibling Rivalry5.) Selective Mutism6.) Frequent Crying

Screening

Behavioral Problems 1.) Lying, stealing or cheating

2.) Oppositional or defiant traits 3.) Vandalism 4.) Breaking rules and regulations5.) Back answering6.) Getting into fights7.) Anger problems

Screening

Learning Disability1.) Poor academic performance2.) Difficulty in reading, writing or mathematical abilities3.) Alphabet reversals4.) Spacing5.) Punctuation and spellings6.) Visuo-motor and fine motor problems

Screening

Adjustment problems and Adolescent Crisis1.) Puberty and Synaptogenesis2.) Managing Changing Relationships3.) Identity Crisis4.) Peer pressure5.) Career planning and academic pressure6.) Coping with Stress and Loss

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