LongiKid® Test

Longitudinal complex testing, LongiKid® for short, is a sensorimotor test that can be used to assess the condition of children from 3 months to 11 years of age. The test was developed by Katalin Lakatos phd and Rita Vándor, and requires a variety of tools developed in-house, which won the Hungarian Product Grand Prize in 2013, to test children's skills in a playful way. There are also tools to test the balance system, as well as task sheets to measure the development of graphomotor skills, visual processing or language.
The LongiKid® test distinguishes 11 major domains and includes 85 observation criteria. These areas are:
  1. Visual domain
  2. Auditory domain
  3. Tactile area
  4. Language domain (expressive and receptive language skills)
  5. Muscle tone
  6. Adjustment and balance reactions
  7. Archaic reflexes
  8. Large movements
  9. Fine movements
  10. Social area
  11. Cognitive functions
At each age, there is an appropriate developmental level that shows whether the child's development is different from the norm, or whether it is faster or slower than normal for his or her age. The inclusion of these tests is important and necessary because children's development is a complex process, parts of which are genetically coded and cannot be influenced by environment, social status or the culture of a particular country. The development of movement affects the development of the nervous system, which influences the development of speech, fine motor skills, but it can also affect cognitive thinking, problem solving and body schema. A software is used by therapists to process the results of the test, and the exact percentage result is used as a basis for the therapist to determine in which areas the child needs targeted therapy. If you are unsure whether your child's development is progressing at the right pace, ask for a LongiKid® assessment of your child.