Baby Movement Clinic
Are you concerned that your baby’s motor skills are delayed?
Does your child feel stiff or tight in their arms or legs?
Does your child prefer one hand over the other?
Does your infant have problems with feeding?
Our Baby Clinic provides an early motor assessment that focuses on your family’s concerns about your baby’s motor development. This assessment is a specialized evaluation used to identify potential delays or difficulties in a child’s development for children younger than 24 months. It uses a neurological exam and a movement assessment to create a comprehensive picture of your child’s development
Let Our Infant Therapy Experts Help You
The Baby Clinic Motor Team is made up of occupational and physical therapists who are experts in infant and toddler development. UCP of Central Arizona is proud to have Arizona’s largest team trained by the Cerebral Palsy Foundation in the gold-standard evaluations used to identify neuro-developmental delays in children under 2 years old.
These advanced assessments include:
- Hammersmith Infant Neurological Exam
- Prechtl General Movement Assessment
- Test of Infant Motor Performance
- Developmental Assessment for Young Children
UCP of Central Arizona is a proud member of the UCP National Early Detection and Intervention Collaborative.
What you can expect to happen!
An early motor assessment is a 1-hour appointment that may include:
A review of your child’s medical risk factors
A caregiver interview about your concerns
A neurological assessment
A motor assessment
Observation of your child’s motor skills
Ready to take the next step?
Download the checklist to easily share your concerns with your pediatrician.
How to prepare your baby for the assessment!
- Make sure your baby is fed and changed. It’s okay to bring food for your baby!
- Dress your baby in loose, easy-to-remove clothing.
- Bring a onesie to allow for easy observation of movement.
- Help your baby be awake, alert, and calm.
- Try your best to plan your child’s naptime that day. Pacifiers may help too.
Are you wondering if your baby is meeting their motor milestones?
Check out these resources.
Do not take a “wait and see” approach. Your baby’s potential for change is now!
Follow these steps to schedule a motor assessment for your baby. Early intervention will optimize your child potential during a critical period of brain development.
- Follow your intuition! Remember that you know your child best.
- Fill out the UCP Motor Skills Checklist here.
- Discuss your concerns with your pediatrician, using the UCP Motor Skills Checklist.
- Contact the UCP Support Coordinator, who will guide you through each step!
- Schedule an evaluation with our Motor or Feeding Therapists.
The Baby Clinic has two locations!
