Table 2.

Assessment of the early motor repertoire

MOS	Score	n=22
Early motor repertoire at 3 months		n=19
Fidgety movements	Present	17
Fidgety movements	Absent	2
Repertoire of co-existent other movements	Age-adequate	13
Repertoire of co-existent other movements	Reduced	6
Quality of other movements	Normal > abnormal	19
Postural patterns	Normal > abnormal	13
	Normal = abnormal	2
	Normal < abnormal	4
Movement character	Smooth and fluent	7
Movement character	Monotonous, jerky	12
Early motor repertoire at 5 months		n=18
Fidgety movements^*	Present	10
Fidgety movements^*	Absent	8
Repertoire of co-existent other movements	Age-adequate	5
Repertoire of co-existent other movements	Reduced	13
Quality of other movements	Normal > abnormal	18
Postural patterns	Normal > abnormal	12
	Normal = abnormal	3
	Normal < abnormal	2
Movement character	Smooth and fluent	10
Movement character	Monotonous, jerky	8

The absence of fidgety movements at 5 months may still be considered normal, because the obligatory age for fidgety movements may have passed.