| Description |
166 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Defining dyspraxia -- 2. Dyspraxia: the neurological basis -- 3. Developmental differences between the sexes -- 4. Observable characteristics -- 5. Neuropsychological assessment -- 6. Parental observations and clinical assessment -- 7. The role of the Education and Health Authorities in identifying and making provision for children with special educational needs -- 8. Optimising the educational environment -- 9. Intervention in a residential setting: Elemore Hall School -- 10. The future -- App. 1. The Dyspraxia Foundation -- App. 2. Dyspraxia Foundation publications -- App. 3. List of local Dyspraxia Foundation co-ordinators -- App. 4. Useful names and addresses |
| Summary |
"This textbook will appeal to professionals in the field and to undergraduate and postgraduate students preparing for careers in teaching, physiotherapy, occupational and speech therapy, psychology, nursing and general practice." "An emphasis is placed on the theoretical aspects of Developmental Dyspraxia, the latest research data and the neurological basis of the condition - yet the focus is to enable professionals to diagnose the disorder and determine the most appropriate and effective methods of intervention."--Book jacket |
| Analysis |
Child & developmental psychology |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [157]-164 |
| Subject |
Apraxia -- Diagnosis.
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Apraxia.
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Children with perceptual disabilities.
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Movement disorders in children.
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Children with disabilities -- Education -- Great Britain.
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Apraxia -- Great Britain.
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Motor ability in children.
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Apraxias.
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Movement Disorders.
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Infant.
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Child.
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Apraxias.
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Disabled Children -- education.
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Psychomotor Disorders.
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United Kingdom. |
| ISBN |
1853465747 paperback |
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