Developmental coordination disorder and its consequences / edited by John Cairney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cairney, John, 1968- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apraxia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Developmental Coordination Disorder and its Consequences is the most comprehensive volume to cover the health and social consequences of DCD in children. Clearly written, it will be of interest to parents, teachers, and physicians interested in this disorder.

Contents:

Developmental coordination disorder and its consequences: an introduction to the problem / John Cairney

Developmental coordination disorder and participation / Batya Engel-Yeger

Developmental coordination disorder, physical activity, and physical health: results from the PHAST project / John Cairney

Psychosocial and behavioural difficulties in children with developmental coordination disorder / Jan P. Piek and Daniela Rigoli

Neurocognitive processing deficits in children with developmental coordination disorder / Peter H. Wilson

Screening for developmental coordination disorder in school-age children / Marina M. Schoemaker and Brenda N. Wilson

Methodological issues in field-based DCD research: case identification and study design / Scott Veldhuizen and John Cairney

Strategic management of children with developmental coordination disorder / Cheryl Missiuna, Helene J. Polatajko, and Nancy Pollock

Final reflections / John Cairney.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-2012-9

1-4426-2011-0

OCLC:

905361933