CBIS - Chapter 6

The following Peak Maturation Mileposts generally take place from age ___ to ___.
Period of overall rapid brain growth in all regions of the brain
Perfecting ability to form images, use words, and place things in serial order
Begin developing tactics for problem solving

The following Peak Maturation Mileposts generally take place from age ___ to ___.
Sensory and motor systems continue to mature in tandem
Frontal executive system begins accelerated development
Maturation of sensory motor regions of the brain peak
Begin to perform simple operational functions (e.g. determining weight and mathematical reasoning)

The following Peak Maturation Mileposts generally take place from age ___ to ___.
Elaboration of visuospatial functions
Maturation of visuoauditory regions
Able to perform formal operations (e.g., calculations) and perceive new meaning in familiar objects.

The following Peak Maturation Mileposts generally take place from age ___ to ___.
Successive maturation of visuoauditory, visuospatial & somatic systems (maturational peak reached within one-year intervals of each other)
Enter the stage of dialectic ability
Able to review formal operations, recognize flaws, and create new ones.

The following Peak Maturation Mileposts generally take place from age ___ to ___.
Rapid maturation of frontal executive region of the brain
Frontal executive functions mature
Begin to question information they are given, reconsider it, and form new hypotheses incorporating their own ideas.

The greatest percentage of brain maturation occurs during this period of time .

This range of time may be the most devastating time for a child to sustain an injury.