Child development and milestones

A 15-year-old boy is brought to a general practice by his exasperated mother. Over the past year he has argued about every household rule, dyed his hair, spends…

Clinical rotations · common

At an immunisation visit, the mother of a 3-year-old boy says he hits his 10-month-old sister several times a day, usually while she is being fed. She has tried…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

An 18-month-old boy is brought back to the general practice by his father. At his 15-month check he was walking, waving goodbye, using eight words and handing h…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 3-year-old boy is assessed because he is behind his twin sister. He walked at 22 months and now runs stiffly but symmetrically; tone, power and deep tendon re…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 30-month-old boy is reviewed after the practice nurse completed an Ages and Stages Questionnaire with his mother. He scores below the cut-off for communicatio…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 15-month-old girl is observed in a research playroom during brief separations from and reunions with her mother. On each reunion she runs towards her mother,…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 12-year-old girl has moderate intellectual disability and speaks only in single words. Her family has just moved to Perth. A chromosomal microarray was sent t…

Pre-internship · middle twist