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Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder
David Sugden
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Description for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder
Paperback. The term Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is used to describe a group of children who have difficulty. with tasks involving movement such that it interferes with their daily living or academic progress. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
The term Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is used to describe a group of children who have difficulty. with tasks involving movement such that it interferes with their daily living or academic progress. As with other developmental disorders such as autistic spectrum disorder, attention deficit disorder and dyslexia, DCD is now a prominent concern of both researchers and practitioners.
The term Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is used to describe a group of children who have difficulty. with tasks involving movement such that it interferes with their daily living or academic progress. As with other developmental disorders such as autistic spectrum disorder, attention deficit disorder and dyslexia, DCD is now a prominent concern of both researchers and practitioners.
This text is aimed at both researchers and professionals who work in a practical manner with the condition and includes professionals in health, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, health visitors, paediatricians, and - in the educational field - teachers and others who are ... Read more
The essence of the text is that work with children should be guided by research evidence driving the clinical practice which in turn raisies more questions for research. The authors in this text have both experience in research and are engaged in the day-to-day clinical work with children and bring both of these to bear in the chapters they have written.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781861564580
SKU
V9781861564580
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99-50
About David Sugden
David Sugden has an academic background in developmental psychology, special education and physical education, his PhD is from the University of California at Los Angeles. He has taught in primary, secondary and special schools as well as lecturing at college and university level in the UK and the USA. His specialist research interests include motor development, motor impairment, motor learning, ... Read more
Reviews for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder
"...a fascinating collection of current thoughts... a very useful reference for those professionals working with DCD." (Child Language Teaching and Therapy, July 2006)