Movement Difficulties in Developmental Disorders: Practical Guidelines for Assessment and Management

by David Sugden, Michael Wade

Overview

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 will prove a valuable guide for anybody working with children with movement difficulties, including clinicians, teachers and parents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781909962965
Publisher:	MacKeith Press
Publication date:	10/04/2019
Series:	Mac Keith Press Practical Guides
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	241
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

David Sugden was Emeritus Professor at University of Leeds. For 40 years his research involved the acquisition of motor skills in children with and without disabilities, including children with cerebral palsy, learning difficulties and developmental coordination disorder. His publications range from experimental research in educational, psychological and paediatric journals, to professional outlets in those fields. He received research grants from Research Councils, Action Research, NHS Trusts, Local Education Authorities, published 11 books, over 120 articles and supervised over 40 successful doctoral students.
Professor of Kinesiology and a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Center for Cognitive Science. His research interests involve two areas of movement science: developmental change across the lifespan, with an emphasis on individuals with motor difficulties, and the effects of ageing on motor skill performance.