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hypertypos Prone and Upright Posture
| Age | |
| 16 weeks | Raises head when lying on stomach; head is almost perpendicular to surface |
| 20 weeks | Makes compensatory head movements when pulled from lying on back to a sitting posture |
| 24 weeks | Rolls over |
| Supports self on extended arms in the prone position | |
| 28 weeks | In a sitting position, holds trunk erect momentarily |
| 36 weeks | Holds trunk erect indefinitely |
| 40 weeks | Holds trunk erect and maintains balance as turns to side to pick up an object |
| 44 weeks | Goes from sitting to prone to sitting positions |
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Excerpt from Learning Disabilities: The Interaction of Students and their Environments, by C.R. Smith, 2004 edition, p. 243.
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