Assessing Development in Infants

Dr. Viren D’Sa, Director of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children’s Hospital, provides a comprehensive overview of the principles developmental screening and assessment. He focused on the importance of experiential learning on developing the innate ability and the influence of proximal social environment in building communication skills, social connectedness, and executive function. Dr. D’Sa also discusses in this expert lecture how these foundational skills create a structured framework for achieving developmental milestones.