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Motor Skills

Monitor your child’s motor development with MTS Kids’ milestone guidelines, offering therapy for Apraxia, Autism, and Feeding challenges.

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Milestones

Children reach motor milestones at different times, however, there are general guidelines in which children have certain skills. MTSkids provides therapy for the following areas of Motor Development: Apraxia, Autism, and Feeding.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Gross Motor:

  • Moves arms symmetrically.
  • Moves arms and legs to show interest.
  • Lifts head while on stomach.
  • Extends both legs.

Fine Motor:

  • Can bring hands to midline while on her back.
  • Grasps toy actively.
  • Coordinates sucking, swallowing, breathing.

Gross Motor:

  • Moves arms symmetrically.
  • Moves arms and legs to show interest.
  • Lifts head while on stomach.
  • Extends both legs.

Fine Motor:

  • Can bring hands to midline while on her back.
  • Grasps toy actively.
  • Coordinates sucking, swallowing, breathing.

Gross Motor:

  • Sits without hand support for 10 minutes.
  • Rolls from her stomach to back and back to stomach.
  • May scoot on her belly.
  • May push off the floor so that she rocks back and forth on her hands and knees.
  • Able to stand with support.

Fine Motor:

  • Bangs objects on table.
  • Manipulates toy actively with wrist movements.
  • Releases object voluntarily.
  • Feeds self cracker.
  • Drinks from cup held for her.

Gross Motor:

  • Crawling forward and backwards.
  • Pulls self up to stand.
  • Walks holding on to furniture.
  • May walk with assistance.

Fine Motor:

  • Bangs two cubes held in hands.
  • Puts objects in and takes objects out of container.
  • Finger feeds self.
  • Holds spoon.
  • Cooperates with dressing by extending arm or leg.

Gross Motor:

  • Walks without support
  • Bends over and looks through legs.
  • Begins to climb stairs.
  • May try to “jump” without feet leaving the ground.

Fine Motor:

  • Marks paper with crayon.
  • Puts three or more objects into container.
  • Builds tower using two cubes.
  • Points with index finger.
  • Brings spoon to mouth–turns spoon over.

Gross Motor:

  • Stands on one foot with help.
  • Rolls and tries to kick ball.
  • Throws ball forward. Catches large ball.
  • Stands on tiptoes.

Fine Motor:

  • Builds tower using three cubes.
  • Places hat on head.
  • Strings three one-inch beads.
  • May have definite food preferences.
  • Turns small container upside down to obtain tiny object.

Gross Motor:

  • Runs without tripping often
  • Jumps on both feet; jumps backwards.
  • Climbs stairs independently.
  • Balances on one foot for a few seconds.

Fine Motor:

  • Folds paper in half. Helps with bathing self.
  • Builds tower using eight cubes. Dresses self with assistance.
  • Insists on doing things independently.

Gross Motor:

  • Catches and throw large ball.
  • Hopping, climbing, and skipping independently.
  • Runs on toes.
  • Pedals tricycle and progresses to bicycle with training wheels by 4 or 5.

Fine Motor:

  • Copies a circle. Snips on line using scissors.
  • Pours liquid from small container. Uses fork.
  • Uses napkin. Buttons large buttons.
  • Begins to write letters around 4.
  • Can write name and copy letters by 4 and a half.
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