Description
Book SynopsisDevelopmental 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.
Table of ContentsSection One: Introduction 1. Developmental Coordination Disorder and Its Consequences: An Introduction to the Problem (John Cairney) Section Two: Personal, Social, Physical and Mental Health Consequences 2. Developmental Coordination Disorder and Participation (Batya Engel-Yeger) 3. DCD, Physical Activity and Physical Health: Results from the PHAST Project (John Cairney) 4. Psychosocial and Behavioral Problems in Children with DCD (Jan P. Piek & Daniela Rigoli) 5. Neurocognitive Processing Deficits in Children with DCD (Peter H. Wilson) Section Three: Identification and Methodological Challenges 6. Screening for Developmental Coordination Disorder in School Age Children (Marina M. Schoemaker & Brenda N. Wilson) 7. Methodological Issues in Field-Based DCD Research: Case Identification and Study Design (Scott Veldhuizen & John Cairney) Section Four: Intervention and Reflections on the Future 8. Strategic Management of Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (Cheryl Missiuna, Helene J. Polatajko & Nancy Pollock) 9. Final Reflections (John Cairney)
