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GM FM Development
Developmental sequence of crucial GM and FM tasks
Question | Answer |
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Rolling 3-4 months | Spontaneously Rolls from Supine to Sidelying |
Rolling 5-6 months | more deliberate rolling (begin of prone to sidelying?) |
Rolling 6-14 months | Automatic rolling with segmental use of body parts. |
Sitting 0-3 Months | Head Lag, Hips bent - shoulders in front of hips |
Sitting 5-6 Months | Supported sitting - arms propped forward |
Sitting 6-10 Months | Wide base of support |
Sitting 9-18 Months | Rises from sitting by rolling over to prone. |
Standing 0-3 Months | Takes some weight on legs. |
Standing 3-4 Months | Hips behind shoulders - Legs turned out |
Standing 5-10 Months | Supported - Furniture |
Standing 12 Months | Standing |
Walking 8 Months | Cruises sideways |
Walking 9-17 Months | walks with hands held high (high guard) |
Walking 18 Months | Seldom falls - runs with eyes on the ground |
Palmer Grasp 3 Months (whole hand grasp of cube shaped object) | Swipe with grasp upon contact - ULNAR side |
Palmer Grasp 4 Months | Primitive squeeze against hand and body. |
Palmer Grasp 5 Months | Palmer grasp thumb adducted |
Palmer Grasp 6-7 Months | Radial Palmer grasp - opposed thumb with radial side of palm. Wrist straightens at 7 months. |
Palmer Grasp 8-9 Months | Radial-Digital Grasp - opposed thumb and fingertips. Wrist extension at 9 Months. |
Pre-Writing Skills 1-1.5 years | Palmer supinate grasp (fist) |
Pre-Writing Skills 2-3 years | digital pronate grasp (ulnar side) |
Pre-Writing Skills 3.5 -4 years | static tripod posture |
Pre-Writing Skills 4.5-6 years | dynamic tripod posture |
Scissors Skills 2-3 years | Shows interest: holds, opens, snips, and closes scissors in controlled fashion. |
Scissors Skills 3-4 years | Cuts straight forward line and simple geometric shapes. (Circles) |
Scissors Skills 4-6 years | Cuts simple figure shapes. |
Scissors Skills 6-7 years | Cuts complex figure shapes. |
Categories of Play | Exploratory, Symbolic, Creative, and Games |
Exploratory | 0-2 years - sensory integrative and utilizing available motor skills. |
Symbolic | 2-4 years - associated with language development: classifying/testing/refining. |
Creative | 4-7 years - performance of school or work related concepts. Cooperative peer groups. |
Games | 7-12 years - rules/ competition / social interaction. Friends become important for validity of play. |
Self Feeding 5-7 Months | takes spoon with baby cereal/food |
Self Feeding 6-9 Months | attempts to hold bottle but may be unable to retrieve it if it falls. Holds and sucks on cracker / bangs spoon |
Self Feeding 9-13 Months | Finger feeds soft foods. |
Self Feeding 12-14 Months | dips spoon - brings to mouth (spills upon inversion) |
Self Feeding 15-18 Months | Scoops food - brings to mouth successfully. |
Self Feeding 24-30 Months | Interested in fork. |