The adolescent with developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD)

The adolescent with developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD) / Amanda Kirby ; foreword by David Sugden.

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: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004.
Subjects:
Motor ability in children.
Clumsiness in children.
Occupational therapy for children.
Coping With Disability.
MEDICAL > Pediatrics.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Children's Health.
Clumsiness in children
Motor ability in children
Occupational therapy for children
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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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