Goals:
The student will gain understanding about and learn how to assess children for the achievement of developmental milestones.
Objectives:
Following the outpatient pediatric rotation, the student will be able to:
- Identify different areas of development to assess a child for (ex: gross motor, fine motor, speech, social skills, cognition)
- Identify ages at which certain key developmental milestones are met
- Name standardized developmental screening tools (ex: Ages & Stages, M-CHAT)
- Describe when and where to refer a patient with evidence of developmental delay
Resources:
Bright Futures
AAP: Identifying Infants and Young Children With Developmental Disorders in the Medical Home
reviewed 02/2017
reviewed 02/2017
