Dyspraxia: The Hidden Handicap - Couverture souple

Kirby, Amanda

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0285635123 ISBN 13 : 9780285635128

Editeur : Souvenir Press Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

Dyspraxia This informative and very practical book is intended to help parents and teachers equip children with dyspraxia, or developmental coordination disorder, with the strategies that will enable them to live as normal a life as possible with this hidden handicap. Examining the developmental path of the child through the early years at home, at nursery school, grade school, high school, and into adultho... Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A parents' guide from pre-school to adulthood - Dyspraxia - The hidden handicap by Dr Amanda Kirby. Dyspraxia, a condition which causes coordination difficulties, also known as Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD), is truly a hidden handicap and one that can lead to severe educational and social problems for the child. Affecting three times as many boys as girls, it can make the child a social outcast, provoke bullying and seriously damage his self-esteem. Yet outwardly he appears like all other children. Amanda Kirby, a doctor whose second son has dyspraxia, writes from long experience of the questions parents ask and of strategies that help the child to overcome his problems. Mindful that the condition may be diagnosed at any stage, she covers the years from pre-school to adulthood, offering practical improvement techniques for home and school, and discussing the implications of the condition for the child's future. She deals sympathetically with the emotional reactions of parents, siblings and, not least, the child himself, and suggests positive ways of coping with them. What most parents want above all is information - about causes, symptoms, diagnostic procedures and other possible conditions. The book explains all these in simple terms and also includes a glossary of technical words that may be used by professionals. A full list of resources makes the book a valuable source of reference for expert help and support. Illustrated with cheerful drawings by Sian Koppel, this hopeful, practical book can help bring about real improvements in the lives of children who have dyspraxia.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Dr Amanda Kirby, a former GP and Medical Director of the Dyscovery Centre, an internationally recognised centre, that helps children and adults with motor co-ordination difficulties and related specific learning difficulties. She has lectured to over 20,000 teachers and has published widely in the field of Dyspraxia and Developmental Co-ordination Disorder.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Souvenir Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0285635123
• ISBN 13: 9780285635128
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240