This assessment tool has been designed not only for therapist use and knowledge, but has also been a reliable and interactive tool for parents to observe and learn from secondary to the use of pictures, descriptors, and insight into what future skill set development and performance looks like for your infant. This assessment tool also incorporates real-world context, giving you the opportunity to involve intervention services and activities throughout your daily lives.
The Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) was developed in 1983 by Girolami, which was later condensed by Campbell. This tool was designed to detect motor delays and atypical motor performance from the age of thirty-four weeks to four months post-term.¹ ⁴
Presenting with ecological validity through daily tasks like diapering, bathing, and dressing through observation of the infants ability to isolate their movement patterns with their extremities, oscillating and fidgety movement patterns, their ability to control their head, maintain positioning, perform anti-gravity movements, etc.⁷
Consists: 42 items - 13 items that are sectioned out as spontaneous behaviors; 29 items of “how much” the infant was able to perform⁷
Scoring: Ranges from 0-5 based on observation - total scoring completed by adding observation and administered items falling within a standard deviation (SD)⁸
