The book aims to provide a comprehensive overview of assessments and interventions applied in young children with, or at high risk, for developmental motor disorders. It provides an evidence-based practical guide for health professionals working in the field of early detection and early intervention (e.g., paediatricians and paediatric physiotherapists). Parts I & II provide an overview of the clinical picture of early detection and early intervention and the neurodevelopmental mechanisms occurring in early life are discussed, including vulnerability and plasticity. In Parts III & IV basic principles and features governing typical and atypical motor development are explained, covering not only motor development but also sensory and cognitive development. Part V summarises the methods available for assessments, including information on technical details of the tools and psychometric properties. Finally, Part VI discusses early intervention, including evidence on effectiveness, together with the application of equipment in young children with developmental motor disorders. Special attention is paid to the family and environmental adaptations.
Author(s): Mijna Hadders-Algra
Series: Clinics in Developmental Medicine
Publisher: Mac Keith Press
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 274
City: London
Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Author Appointments
Foreword
Preface
Video Captions
PART I: Introduction
CHAPTER 1: Introduction
CHAPTER 2: Early Diagnosis and EarlyInterventionin the Clinic
PART II: Developmental Neurology
CHAPTER 3: Neurodevelopmental Mechanism in Early Life
PART III: Typical Motor Development
CHAPTER 4: Sensory, Language, Cognitive, and Socio-Emotional Development
CHAPTER 5: Motor Development During Foetal Life and Early Infancy
CHAPTER 6: Motor Development Between 3 Months and 2 Years
PART IV: Atypical Motor Development
CHAPTER 7: Atypical Motor Development of the Foetus and Young Infant
CHAPTER 8: Atypical Motor Development Between3 Months and 2 Years
PART V: Diagnostics: Assessment of Neuromotor Conditions in Early Childhood
CHAPTER 9: Psychometric Properties of Standardized Tests
CHAPTER 10: Assessments in the Neonatal Periodand Early Infancy
CHAPTER 11: Assessment of Infants and Toddlers
PART VI: Early Intervention
CHAPTER 12: Early Intervention: What About the Family?
CHAPTER 13: Early Intervention in the Neonatal Period
CHAPTER 14: Early Intervention in the First Two Years Post-Term
CHAPTER 15: Environmental Adaptations
CHAPTER 16: Concluding Remarks
Index
