Delayed 9mth old?

[elinwee]

Hi Cheryl
I m a physio who is interested in paeds altho I havent formally worked in the area, lots of casual reading n m a mom of a 4 m.o. myself.

All babies have thier own rate of development n as they say will do things in thier own time! However, it is helpful to assist n enc thier dev thru activities.

There r specialised physios who work in the area of paeds n they can perform developmental assessments to see if the child is working towards certain dev milestones. They can also suggest activities to stimulate the development of muscle n movement.

Unless there r underlying causes that may be hindering normal development (many causes - sensory probs eg hearing, visual difficulties etc, muscle weakness etc), all children are presumed to be able to achieve their dev potential in time. So its impt to assess 4 n rule out any such causes, them work toward strategies 2 promote dev.

sorry 4 one-handed typing - bubs sleeping in the other arm!

Hope this hepls

[estherderu]

dear cheryl,
I completely agree with elinwee.... a qualified paediatric physio will be able to assess your childs possibilities and discover if physio is necessary. Dr Touwen 1984 list on variation in motor miles gives a greater variation possibility than the AIMs =Alberta Infant Motor scale. Some kids take longer than others and cath up later.
dear elinwee,
if you are interested I could send you a paper about the current ideas on motordevelopment including his list. I would need you to send me your email adress so that I can send it to you.
mine is [email protected]

kind regards esther