๐Ÿ“ˆ Developmental Pediatrics

Normal Growth and Development

  1. Growth charts and Anthropometry
  2. Developmental Milestones
  3. Factors Affecting Child Growth and Development
  4. Principles of Growth and Development
  5. Key Growth Parameters
  6. Gesell Developmental Schedule

Growth Disorders

  1. Approach to a Child with Failure to Thrive (FTT)
  2. Non-Organic Failure to Thrive (Psychosocial FTT)
  3. Approach to Short Stature
  4. Referral criteria for growth related issues
  5. Bone Age Assessment

Assessment of Development

  1. Standardized Tools for Language Assessment
  2. Psychosocial Health Screening (HEADSS) in Adolescents
  3. Developmental Surveillance, Screening, and Diagnostic Evaluation

Developemental and Learning Disorders

  1. ADHD
  2. Pervasive Developmental Disorders
  3. Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder (Stuttering)
  4. Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
  5. Dyslexia (Specific Learning Disability in Reading)
  6. Global Developmental Delay
  7. Physical Features Associated with Syndromes of Mental Retardation
  8. Preventable Causes of Mental Retardation (Intellectual Disability)

Pediatric Psychiatric Disorders

  1. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Pediatrics
  2. Conversion Reactions (Functional Neurologic Symptom Disorder)
  3. Rumination Disorder
  4. Pica
  5. Tourette Syndrome
  6. Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS)
  7. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  8. Depressive Disorders in Children and Adolescents
  9. Mood Disorders in Adolescence
  10. Suicide and Self-Harm in Adolescence
  11. Eating Disorders
  12. Juvenile Delinquency
  13. Disruptive Behavioural Disorders in School-Aged Children
  14. Breath-Holding Spells
  15. Temper Tantrums
  16. Lying in Children and Adolescents
  17. Childhood Schizophrenia

Sleep Disorders

  1. Sleep Disorders in Children
  2. Nightmares
  3. Polysomnography