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You have a patient referred for an evaluation that has coordination and balance issues. From talking to the parent he has had difficulty on the playground keeping up with his peers, He can’t ride a bike, tie his shoes, or button the top of his jeans. You suspect DCD although he doesn’t have a Dx. What would be the best choice for an assessment tool based on what you know about him and the assessments below?

Billy Jean comes to your clinic with a diagnosis of Down Syndrome. She is 18 months old and not yet walking, however can stand independently for 1 minute before LOB. You notice she does not perform active forward protective extension reactions. When up in standing you also notice bilateral knee hyperextension, lumbar lordosis, and bilateral pronation. Your most conclusive/appropriate treatment session would include the following:

What if you have a persistent STNR and you are walking. What would happen if you look up?

Which of the following are true regarding muscle tone?

Your new patient presents to your clinic in a manual wheelchair that they are able to propel on their own. When you are assessing patient up in standing she required use of HKAFOs for standing with a posterior walker, however was able to stand for up to 5 minutes without loss of balance. She was able to advance her legs while her knee joints were locked for 10 steps. She required min assistance to progress walker forward. What level of impairment is most probable?

You took a pledge on the first day of class and agreed that ________ were better than money.

If genes provide the basic blueprint for brain development what influenes how or whether they are expressed?  

A persistent ATNR would interfere with and/or cause  ….EXCEPT FOR    

Iced Tea was born at 32 weeks gestation and sustained a grade 2 IVH (intraventricular hemorrhage) he remained in the NICU for 4 months before he was D/C. Mother took Iced Tea to the pediatrician for a well check 4 months later. The pediatrician noticed that the patient was able to sit with bilateral upper extremity propping, transition into prone on elbows from sitting uncontrolled exhibiting elbows behind shoulders, anterior pelvic tilt, hip adduction, and internal rotation, and LE extension. He can transition back into a “W” sit position with bilateral upper extremity propping. He can pull to stand at support surface using primarily his upper extremities and maintain standing in play for a few minutes however he stands with the LE’s flexed, adducted, and internally rotated. Iced Tea is not yet walking at this time. USE THIS CASE TO ANSWER THE NEXT  FEW QUESTIONS. What is Iced Teas adjusted chronological age at discharge from hospital?

A child begins to hold and drink from an open cup with assistance at this age:                       .