A practical working guide for parents, teachers and allied professionals, offering an understanding of dyspraxia, its underlying causes, strategies and helpful advice.
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Explains the terms used in dyspraxia, for example, proprioception, bilateral integration, vestibular, postural, cross lateral and tactile defensiveness.
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Outlines the impact that these issues can have in the class or home setting.
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Includes practical advice and strategies.
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This handbook will illuminate dyspraxia issues for people who have to deal with the outcome of having this condition. It provides medical/physiological understanding of the condition and will facilitate access to education and everyday living for the children in question.
Age: 4-16
Chapters
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Introduction
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Dyspraxia: an overview
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Sensory integration
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Eye and hand skills
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Visual perception
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Bilateral integration: working both sides of the body together
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Primitive or baby reflexes
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Daily living (self-care) skills
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Additional exercises, activities and therapy










