#pediatricia

I interviewed a parent, pediatrician, and nurse about their experience of assessing development in infants and toddlers. Although I read a ton of publications on the topic, I thought it would be best to get a real take on what it is like to assess a child in the real world, so the tracking tool would be the most helpful for all of the potential users. 

Here are some notes that I gathered from my interview with a pediatrician: 

What is your first and last name? *First Name and Last Name

What is your occupation? *Are you a doctor? Nurse? Physical Therapist? Other Specialist?

Pediatrician

What type of medical setting do you work in? *Do you work in a hospital, private practice, or other setting?

Health Clinic

What is the age range of the children that you usually work with? *

Infants through age 18

Have you ever worked with children that are developmentally delayed or had special needs?

Yes

Can you tell me an example of a child you saw that there were some concerns about their development and how you went about treating them?

A child not putting their legs on the table and bearing weight when held up by doctor. Ask parents to bring back within a month. If there are serious concerns then they are referred to a physical therapist, occupational therapist, or cognitive psychologist.

What type of questions do you usually ask parents with infants regarding their development when they come to see you?

ASQ -questionaire with the parent and fill it out scoring out of 60 6 months – 30 or months Evaluate kids with the exam - Language Barriers, reading levels Useful in a subset of patients hold up a 4 months on the table6 months cannot put their feet on the table – bear feet really well Multiple concerns or delays –reccomend to therapyBabies have to sleep on their back -not as much tummy time — motor skills are delayed. No exposure.

How do you evaluate childhood developmental progress cognitively? gross motor? fine motor? socioemotional? Do you use any special surveys, scales, technologies, and so on?

What kind of data could a parent provide to you that would help you better treat a child with developmental delays?

Ask the parents if the child is exhibiting these behaviors at home.

Do you know of any motion analysis or visualization tools that are exist that quantify infant development data?

Not currently.

Did you have the chance to look at my prototype? What did you think of it? What type of data do you think could be extracted from it? What kind of data would be helpful for you?