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Understanding Developmental Dyspraxia: A Textbook for Students and Professionals
| Authors | Madeleine Portwood |
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| Published | May 1st, 2000 |
| Media Type | Paperback |
| List Price | $34.95 |
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| Average Rating | 5.00 |
| Record Updated | November 17th, 2005 at 1:17 am PST |
| Lookup ID | 1853465747-2439 |
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Customer Review: Excellent information on dyspraxia, research & intervention (5 Stars)
This is the third publication by Madeleine Portwood who is a Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist, working in County Durham. Madeleine is also Chair of the Dyspraxia Foundation's Education Committee.The book begins by discussing the definition of dyspraxia and conditions such as ADHD, Aspergers Syndrome and other learning disabilities. It extends this information to include facets of co-morbidity and includes a useful case example, apparently displaying symptoms of dyspraxia, but which is used to define the need for thorough investigation and full case history. The book then goes on to describe in significant detail, the ...
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Developmental Dyspraxia - Identification and Intervention : A Manual for Parents and Professionals
| Authors | Madeleine Portwood, John O'Neil |
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| Published | May 1st, 1999 |
| Media Type | Paperback |
| List Price | $26.25 |
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| Average Rating | 5.00 |
| Record Updated | November 17th, 2005 at 1:17 am PST |
| Lookup ID | 1853469882-2440 |
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Customer Review: Practical help for all ages (5 Stars)
This book does not dwell greatly on ideals or hypotheses, nor on soothing chat. The reader will find practical, well-organized information on a good variety of ways to assess and train a child's abilities without highly specialized equipment.I was impressed by the differences that generalized training in motor skills seemed to make in specific tasks such as handwriting, and also by the reports that "normal" children helping with lunchtime training programs enjoyed the experience, and felt closer to the previously isolated "clumsy" children, with their associated tendency to be irritable and easily distracted (not ...
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Disorders of Articulation : Aspects of Dysarthria and Verbal Dyspraxia (Disorders of Human Communication)
| Authors | Margaret Edwards |
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| Published | December 5th, 2001 |
| Media Type | Hardcover |
| List Price | $73.95 |
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| Record Updated | July 31st, 2005 at 5:17 pm PDT |
| Lookup ID | 3211817875-2457 |
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Helping Children With Dyspraxia
| Authors | Maureen Boon |
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| Published | January 15th, 2001 |
| Media Type | Paperback |
| List Price | $18.95 |
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| Record Updated | November 17th, 2005 at 1:17 am PST |
| Lookup ID | 1853028819-2441 |
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