Denver Developmental Screening Test

Developmental disabilities are a group of conditions that cause physical, learning, language and or behavior disabilities (Thomas, Cotton, Pan, & Ratliff-Schaub, 2012). In the United States, studies have shown that about 16–18% of children in various populations have developmental disorders, yet only 20–30% of them are identified before entering school (Thomas et al, 2012). As a result of this prevalence, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recommended that pediatricians use the Denver developmental screening tools at well- child visit to address this issue (Thomas et al, 2012). The Denver Developmental Screening test (DDST) also known as the Denver Scale. It was developed by a professor named William Frankenberg at University…

Denver Developmental Screening Test-II According to Israel & Yamaguchi (2015), the interaction between nature and nurture distinguish the multifaceted tasks of childhood development and the importance of discovering any delays. Burns, Dunn, Brady, Starr, Blosser (2013) state that Denver Developmental Screening Test II or DDST II was first published in 1967 and then revised in 1992. DDST II assesses gross motor, fine motor, language, and personal social skills. The DDST II detects potential or…

Denver Developmental Screening Tool II: Explanation and Implementation The Denver Developmental Screening Tool II (DDSTII) is a revision of DDST and DDST-R and is the most widely used developmental screening tool for examining children. It was developed at the University of Colorado Medical Center in Denver, Colorado; hence it’s name. It screens a child for cognitive delays and behavioral problems from birth to 6 years of age. The sooner the delay is picked up the sooner the child can get…

Developmental assessment is essential in the provision of pediatric care because it helps give the health care provider and parents the developmental status of the child, which include fine and gross motor skills of the infants, psychosocial and emotional development of pediatric populations. Some of the components assessed in pediatric population include general health, nutrition, fine and gross motor skill, behavior and social skills, values, self-esteem, language development and cognitive…

The early developmental assessment is very imperative in the early detection of developmental disorders. Early detection and appropriate referral of children with developmental delays or disorders is important in Pediatrics. This is only possible by continuous developmental monitoring and assessment. The pediatrician should make it a point of duty to screen any child at risk for any disorder. Also, the pediatrician and the parents should make sure both medical and non- medical needs of the…

Developmental delays occur in up to 15% of children under the age of 5, which can include delays in speech and language development, motor development, social-emotional development and cognitive development so having assessment tools are vital for the patient's future health, growth, and development (Tidy, 2014). Developmental assessment tests can help detect neurological problems, reassure parents or detect problems in infancy, and for older children, detect academic and social problems early…

If a child is suspected to have a developmental delay they will be evaluated. These skills are age related and will vary by age. The evaluations will take place in such areas as gross motor skills, which encompasses the usage of large muscle groups for movement. These movements include walking, running, and sitting. Gross motor skills are also important for balance. Fine motor skills are motor movements that use smaller more refined muscle movement. These would be using pincer skills needed to…

Autism The definition of ASD or Autism Spectrum Disorder is a developmental disability that, greatly affects verbal and nonverbal forms of communication and social experiences. This can be found in children before the age of three. Autism can affect a child’s educational experience badly. There are three core symptoms with autism, social interaction and relationships, verbal and nonverbal communication, limited interests in activates or play. But within these core symptoms there are, many…

Background: What is Down Syndrome? Down Syndrome is a chromosomal disorder caused by an error in cell division that results in an extra twenty-first chromosome, that causes birth defects of developmental and intellectual delays. The human body is composed of trillions of cells and within the nucleus of each cell are structures called chromosomes (Parks, 2009). About eight million babies are diagnosed with Down Syndrome in the United States with approximately twenty thousand in Western Europe…

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