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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Dyspraxia"”.
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When Dyspraxia Meets Dyslexia At 11+
… Ireland and each carries a medical diagnosis of dyspraxia and has been identified within school as having special educational needs. The study is based on the words of the parents. The research strategy employed was experiental case study. An emancipatory approach was followed using face-to-face …
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Preliminary Study of the Application of Visual Phonics to the Remediation of Developmental Dyspraxia of Speech
… program of remediation for developmental dyspraxia of speech remains to be established. Observations have concluded that dyspraxia, a neurologically-based motor programming disorder, benefits from a multisensory stimulation approach. One augmentative approach which incorporates auditory, …
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Behaviour and social functioning in children with developmental coordination disorder
… a neurodevelopmental assessment clinic, the Dyspraxia Foundation and through informal contact. Informed consent was given by 107 families. Parents completed the Movement Assessment Battery Checklist, (Henderson & Sugden 1992) the Rutter A (2) parent questionnaire (Rutter, lizard & …
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Long-term treatment response, predictors and biochemical markers in Alzheimer’s disease.
… symptoms of memory impairment, dysphasia, dyspraxia, dygnosia and visuospatial difficulties. Degeneration of neurons in specific regions of the brain, formation of senile plaques and neurofibrillary changes are some of the neuropathological features of the disease. As a result of the …
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Sensory integration: analyses of patterns of dysfunction and clinical application with children with mild disabilities
… general SI Dysfunction second-order factor, and Dyspraxia, Bilateral Integration and Sequencing Deficit, Visual Perceptual Deficit, and Somatosensory Deficit as first-order factors was believed to represent the best fitting model. The results of the CFA with this model indicated that it was a …
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An Examination of Professional Identity Through Working at and Across Boundaries of Communities of Practice in Relation to Children with Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD) using Activity Theory as a Tool for Reflection
… as Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD aka Dyspraxia). DCD is not the result of a medical condition; it affects approximately six percent of school age children (APA 2013) and interferes with participation in activities of daily living and learning. Whilst considered a chronic health …
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Visual dysfunction : a contributing factor in memory deficits, and therefore learning difficulties?
… imbalance, poor balance, motor co-ordination and dyspraxia. After 18, two-hour therapy sessions over nine months, he is now reading well, his motor co-ordination, eye tracking and writing are within the ‘low normal range’, and he is interacting competently with his peers. Learning difficulties can …
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Exploring Immersive Virtual Reality as a screening and assessment tool for upper limb function and coordination
Currently used assessments of upper limb function and coordination are subjective and lack granularity. Immersive Virtual Reality may provide a customisable, motivating and effective medium by which to measure upper limb motor performance. However, work on this topic is limited, and studies often …
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Thesis portfolio
… with coping. Competence 3b: Research project: Dyspraxia/DCD (Developmental Coordination Disorder) effects 5-15% of children (Farmer, Echenne, Drouin & Bentourkia, 2017); however, there has been a dearth of research carried out in terms of volume and scope with a view to investigating the impact …