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The adolescent with developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD) /

Adolescence is hard for most of us, but for an individual with Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD) it can be twice as hard. Amanda Kirby, Medical Director of the Dyscovery Centre and the mother of a DCD child herself, addresses the main difficulties encountered by adolescents with DCD, includ...

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Main Author: Kirby, Amanda
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004.
Subjects:
Motor ability in children.
Clumsiness in children.
Occupational therapy for children.
Motor Skills Disorders > diagnosis
Motor Skills Disorders > therapy
Adolescent
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:1417501219
9781417501212
9781846420313
1846420318
9781843101789
1843101785
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • What is developmental co-ordination disorder?
  • Supporting the adolescent into adulthood
  • How does puberty affect the adolescent with DCD?
  • Living together as a family
  • Social and emotional impact of adolescence
  • Raising self-esteem and improving social skills
  • Transition
  • Strategies for secondary school
  • Moving on and moving out.

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