This book provides a comprehensive guide to understanding and assessing infant motor development, highlighting the differences between evaluating infants and adults. It introduces the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS), a standardized tool designed to measure motor development in infants, and offers practical, step-by-step instruction for its use. By integrating theory with hands-on assessment techniques, the book equips clinicians, researchers, and students with the skills to evaluate infant motor milestones accurately.
Key Features
- Reviews major theories of infant motor development and their clinical applications
- Provides step-by-step guidance for administering the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS)
- Includes line drawings and photographs illustrating each motor skill for clear understanding
- Features percentile graphs for plotting scores and visually estimating an infant’s developmental percentile
- Focuses on the unique challenges of assessing motor skills in infants versus adults
- Useful for clinicians, pediatric therapists, researchers, and students in developmental assessment
