Chronological age-appropriate &Developmental age-appropriate
Children
with FASD do not act there age do to the brain damage that they have. The chart
blow is a references guide to chronological age-appropriate and developmental
age-appropriate.
Chronological age-appropriate Developmental age-appropriate
Expectations Expectations Age 5 Age 5 going on 2 developmentally Go to school Take naps Follow three instructions Follow one instruction Sit still for 20 minutes Active, sit still for 5-10 minutes Interactive, cooperative play, share Parallel paly Takes turns My way or no way Age 6 Age 6 going on 3 developmentally Listen, pay attention for an hour Pay attention for about 10 minutes Read and write Scribble Line up on their own Need to be shown and reminded Wait their turn Don’t wait gracefully, act impulsively Remember events and requests Require reminders about tasks Age 10 Age 10 going on 6 developmentally Read books without pictures Beginning to read, with pictures Learn from worksheets Learn experientially Answer abstract questions Mirror and eco words, behaviors Structure their own recess Requires supervised play, structured play Get along and solve problems Learn from modelled problem solving Learn inferentially, academic and social Learn by doing, experiential Know right from wrong Developing sense of fairness Have physical stamina Easily fatigued by mental work Age 13 Age 13 going on 8 developmentally Act responsibly Need reminding Organize themselves, plan ahead, follow through Need visual cues modeling Meet deadlines after being told once Comply with simple expectations Initiate, follow through Need prompting Have appreciate social boundaries Kinesthetic, tactile, lots of touching Understands body space In you space Establish and maintain friendships Forming early friendships Age 18 Age 18 going on 10 developmentally On the verge of independence Need structure and guidance Maintain a job and graduate from school Limited choices of actives Have a plan for their lives Live in the “now,” little projection Relationships, safe sexual behavior Giggles, curiosity, frustration Buget their money Need an allowance Organize, accomplish task at home, school, job Need to be organized by adults |
Diane V. Malbin http://education.alberta.ca/media/414088/fasd2.pdf
References
http://education.alberta.ca/admin/supportingstudent/diverselearning/fasd/
http://education.alberta.ca/media/414088/fasd2.pdf
http://education.alberta.ca/admin/supportingstudent/diverselearning/fasd/
http://education.alberta.ca/media/414088/fasd2.pdf