Show MI rew new tests indicate future of children infant responses determine pattern of growth washington whether a child will become a dullard a norma normal boy oy or girl or a genius in older life may be detected by examination in in fancy and observation in pre school days a yale scientist reports such tests to determine the de potentials of the infant have been developed and successful ly tried at the clinic of child devel school of medicine yale university dr arnold gesell told a meeting of the national academy of sciences these studies he said in dacate a high degree of predict ability in the sequences of mental growth dr gesell said that a clinical crib a test table and test objects were designed to elicit character responses in the four major fields of behavior motor adaptive language and personal social selected children were observed tor for a period of 10 years he be said one pair of identical twins has been intensively followed fr from om in fancy tor for a period of 20 yea years s the sequences in the stul studies 3 he said follow a general ground plan with variations which are d for each individual he said that normal infants in the first three months of life tend to lie with head and arm directed to one side the opposite arm being crooked at the shoulder this tonic neck reflex pattern he said may be right or left or mixed deep seated preference for the left is predictive of ultimate left handedness with the aid of finely graded norms of behavior growth a dm clin icalla trained diagnostician can ap praise the development potentials ot of the infant by systematic methods of development diagnosis it is pos sible to diagnose in the first year of life nearly all cases of amentia mental deficiency of cerebral in jury sensory and motor defects and serious personality deviations he said one or two examinations in in fancy usually are enough to deter mine whether a child is suitable tor for adoption and whether the develop mental outlook is favorable highly favorable or unfavorable rable dr ell pointed out |