Search for dissertations about: "Developmental Coordination Disorder"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words Developmental Coordination Disorder.
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1. Occupation-based and occupation-focused evaluation and intervention with children : a validation study of the assessment of motor and process skills (AMPS)
Abstract : IntroductionOccupational therapists are concerned with enabling people to perform the daily life tasks they need, want, or are expected to perform for fullest possible integration into community living and participation in society. Children with mild disabilities have problems performing personal and instrumental activities of daily living (ADL) tasks at home or school, and that can limit their full integration and participation in their homes and school lives. READ MORE
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2. Girls with social and/or attention impairments
Abstract : Background: This study set out to increase knowledge about the clinical presentation, impairment level, associated problems, and screening/identification of girls coming to clinics with non-specified social and/or attention deficits. Material and methods: An in-depth case study of six girls presenting to clinicians with social deficits had showed that they all met criteria for autism, in spite of the fact that this diagnosis had not previously been considered. READ MORE
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3. Sensorimotor Therapy: Assessing Quantitative and Qualitative Expressions of Physiological and Psychological Development in Children
Abstract : The first purpose of this thesis was to examine whether sensorimotor therapy utilizing the training program ”Retraining for Balance” might be an appropriate technique for sensorimotor proficiency. The second purpose was to gain increased understanding of the effects of sensorimotor therapy on the physical and psychological development of children and youth. READ MORE
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4. Neurodevelopmental disorders (ESSENCE): Early detection and outcome in adulthood
Abstract : Objectives: Examine outcomes in adulthood for a group of individuals diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), and for another group during childhood diagnosed with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with concurrent developmental coordination disorder (DCD). In addition, to also examine the usefulness of a parental screening questionnaire for concerns regarding neurodevelopmental problems (NDPs) in 11-year-old children. READ MORE
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5. Neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders in a young school-age population. Epidemiology and comorbidity in a school health perspective
Abstract : A total population of 826 7-year old children attended schools in Karlstad, a middle-sized town in central Sweden in August of 1992. Of these, 818 attended mainstream classrooms. READ MORE