Movement Difficulties in Developmental Disorders

This book presents the latest evidence-based approaches to assessing and managing movement disorders in children. Uniquely, the authors have chosen to examine not just children with developmental coordination disorder, but also children with movement difficulties as a co-occurring secondary characteristic of another development disorder, including Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Specific language Impairment and Dyslexia. Guidelines are underpinned by motor learning theory, empiricism and professional practice. The authors have taken an ecological approach to management and show how professionals and carers working together can make relatively simple changes in a child's life that aggregate to substantial support. The book is rich in case studies to demonstrate the adaptability of these guidelines and show how they may be applied to children of different ages, abilities, and environments. The final chapter is comprised of interviews of thirteen notable clinicians and academics with intervention methodologies from around the world. This book is a valuable guide for anybody working with children with movement difficulties, including clinicians, teachers and parents.

Notable Clinicians Appointments ix Foreword xi Preface xiii 1 The nature of movement difficulties and developmental disorders 1 2 Principles from motor learning 32 3 Assessment and intervention 52 4 Assessment and other information: Case studies 72 5 From profiles through objectives to action 100 6 Specific intervention guideline 123 7 Case studies: Support and intervention 159 8 Interviews with notable clinicians and academics on intervention methodologies 190 Anna Barnett, Reint H Geuze, Beth Hands, Sheila E Henderson, Amanda Kirby, Victoria McQuillan, Cheryl Missiuna, Motohide Myahara, Helene Polatajko, Mellissa Prunty, Bouwien Smits-Engelsman, Marina M Schoemaker and Peter Wilson 9 At a glance: Moving forward in the right direction 214 Index 221