Developmental Motor Disorders

Developmental Motor Disorders
A Neuropsychological Perspective
Edited by: Deborah Dewey, David E. Tupper


OCT 2004

Hardback Book


501 pages
(Dimensions 178X254 mm)

Bringing together leading experts - and providing vital insights to guide clinical practice - this is the first volume to comprehensively address childhood motor disorders from a neuropsychological perspective. The book explores the neural and behavioral bases of movement disorders and summarizes current findings from applied research. Existing approaches to assessment and neuroimaging are critically examined, and new and innovative methods presented. Authors also synthesize the latest knowledge on motor difficulties associated with specific developmental and neurological problems: cerebral palsy; neuromuscular disease; autism; brain injury; disorders of coordination, speech, and written language; and more. Other important topics covered include psychosocial effects of motor skills impairments, frequently encountered comorbidities, and the status of available intervention approaches.


Contents:
Part 1. Foundations. D.E. Tupper,S. Sondell, Motor Disorders and Neuropsychological Development: A Historical Appreciation. D. Dewey, S. Bottos, Neuroimaging of Developmental Motor Disorders. E.A. Roy, S. Bottos, K. Pryde, D. Dewey, Approaches to Understanding the Neurobehavioral Mechanisms Associated with Motor Impairments in Children. A. Barnett, J. Peters, Motor Proficiency Assessment Batteries. Part 2. Clinical Disorders. T.A. Blondis, Neurodevelopmental Motor Disorders: Cerebral Palsy and Neuromuscular Diseases. D. Elliot, L. Bunn, Motor Disorders in Children with Intellectual Disabilities. I. Smith, Motor Problems in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders. D. Dewey, S. Bottos, D.E. Tupper, Acquired Childhood Conditions with Associated Motor Impairments. D. Dewey, D.E. Tupper, S. Bottos, Involuntary Motor Disorders in Childhood. H.G. Williams, L. Ho, Balance and Postural Control across the Lifespan. Part 3. Neuropsychological Manifestations. M. Hodge, L. Wellman, Developmental Phonological Disorder. T.A. Ahonen, L. Kooistra, H. Viholainen, M.H. Cantell, Developmental Motor Learning Disability: A Neuropsychological Approach. P.Wilson, Visuospatial, Kinesthetic, Visuomotor Integration, and Visuoconstructional Disorders: Implications for Motor Development. J.P. Piek, T. M. Pitcher, Processing Deficits in Children with Movement and Attention Problems. V. Berninger, Understanding the 'Graphia' in Developmental Dysgraphia: A Developmental Neuropsychological Perspective for Disorders in Producing Written Language. Part 4. Issues and Applications. M. Hiscock, L. Chapieski, Hand Preference, Manual Asymmetry, and Manual Skill. R. Geuze, Constraints in Neuromotor Development. D. Dewey, S.G. Crawford, B.N. Wilson, B.J. Kaplan, Co-occurrence of Motor Disorders with Other Childhood Disorders. M. Miyahara, B.J. Cratty, Psychosocial Functions of Children and Adolescents with Movement Disorders. D. Larkin, J. Summers, Implications of Movement Difficulties for Social Interaction, Physical Activity, Play, and Sports. H.J. Polatajko, S. Rodger, A. Dhillon, F. Hirji, Approaches to the Management of Children with Motor Problems.


Series Information:
Science and Practice of Neuropsychology


Full Contributors:
Timo A. Ahonen, University of Jyv?skyl?, Finland. Anna Barnett, Oxford University, UK, and School of Psychology and Human Development, Institute of Education, University of London, UK. Virginia Berninger, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Thomas A. Blondis, University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Shauna Bottos, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Lindsay Bunn, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Marja H. Cantell, University of Calgary, and Behavioural Research Unit, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Lynn Chapieski, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX. Bryant J. Cratty, University of California, Los Angeles, CA. Susan G. Crawford, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Canada. Deborah Dewey, University of Calgary, and Behavioural Research Unit, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Canada. Ameet Dhillon, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Digby Elliott, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Reint H. Geuze, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Farrah Hirji, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Merrill Hiscock, University of Houston, Houston, TX. Laura Ho, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Megan M. Hodge, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. Bonnie J. Kaplan, University of Calgary and Behavioural Research Unit, Alberta Children's Hospital, Alberta, Canada. Libbe Kooistra, University of Calgary and Behavioural Research Unit, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Canada. Dawne Larkin, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia. Motohide Miyahara, University of Otago, Dunedin,
New Zealand. Judith M. Peters, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and School of Psychology and Human Development, Institute of Education, University of London, UK. Jan Piek, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia. Thelma Pitcher, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia. Helene J. Polatajko, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Kelly Pryde, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Eric A. Roy, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Sylvia Rodger, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Isabel M. Smith, Dalhousie University and Psychological Services, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Sandra K. Sondell, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
Janet Summers, PhD (deceased), School of Occupational Therapy, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia. David E. Tupper, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN. Helena Viholainen, University of Jyv?skyl?, Finland. Leslie Wellman, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Harriet G. Williams, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Brenda N. Wilson, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Canada. Peter H. Wilson, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia.

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