MoveMe Health | Delayed Development

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Orthotic Consultation can help with several services to aid Delayed Development, including paediatric orthoses. Our qualified clinical team can arrange these services.

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What does Delayed Development Look Like?

Some children are late to walk (over two years), late to talk (over two years), have impaired vision, impaired hearing and poor socially interactive skills.

Children will acquire new skills and behaviour patterns from birth to their teens and onwards through life.

5 Stages of Development

Child development specialists assess the stage of development reached in each of five areas:

Motor development
Social development
Hearing and language
Eye-hand coordination
Practical reasoning

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What are the particulars of the 5 areas of development?

Child development specialists assess the stage of development reached in each of five areas:

Motor development includes growth and limb coordination.
Social development is how the child interacts with other people and learns social behaviour that is the norm for their environment.
Hearing and language are how the development of the ability to communicate verbally and learn the language of the family and the local community.
Eye-hand coordination is the ability to use the eye and hand to conduct precise movements required for daily tasks and handwriting.
Practical reasoning is the ability to use intelligence for such tasks as counting and puzzles, comparing and understanding words.