A Research Study On Motor Disability

The occupational therapist could use motor control and motor learning frames of reference to justify the occupational therapy treatment. Specifically, the therapist will focus on the neurodevelopmental theory. Due to individuals with Rett syndrome having motor deficits, the neurodevelopmental theory focuses specifically on motor control health conditions in children and adults (Cole & Tufano, 2008). The theory uses sensorimotor components to establish a baseline for occupational performances. The neurodevelopmental theory evaluates the response to sensory input and the quality and strength of movements for individuals with Rett syndrome (Cole & Tufano, 2008). The guidelines for the theory’s intervention for children with developmental disabilities, like Rett syndrome, include education for caregivers, adaptive equipment, and participating in sensory activities (Reed, 2014).

The family I interviewed has a son named Cuyler that is 22 years old. I talked to Cuyler’s mom Cathie. He is the oldest of three kids. Cuyler was born at 24 weeks’ gestation and had a grade 3 brain bleed. Because of being born premature and the bleeding in his brain it led to some of the disabilities Cuyler has. His mom told me that Cuyler has spastic quadriplegia. His disabilities include cerebral palsy, blindness, and he is nonverbal. She also told me that Cuyler also has seizures at least once a month, is hypotonic, and is fed by a g-tube. As far as physical movement the only gross motor skills that Cuyler can do is roll over.

Different disabilities may affect development in different ways. However, with support from teachers and parents, these affects can be minimalised. A learning disability such as Dyslexia (a common type of learning difficulty that can cause problems with reading, writing and spelling) could lead to a child becoming frustrated which could further lead to behavioural issues. Moreover, without assistance, Dyslexia will allow for the child to become unmotivated and prove to be a hindrance to them as they look to strive in later life. Physical disabilities such as Cerebral Palsy (a neurological condition that effects movement and coordination) will affect development as children will have difficulties communicating, eating and drinking and with their

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Cerebral palsy is a disease of development of movement and posture which cause limit activity and disturbance in motor and sensory development in a child. A boy of age 5, is suffering from Cerebral Palsy. He has difficulty in walking due to neuromuscular impairment, difficulty in swallowing due to alteration in oral motor function, delayed growth and development due to decreased caloric intake. I will educate parents to provide a well-balanced diet, how to use an assistive device like a wheelchair, ankle-foot orthosis, and teach them to feed slowly and keep semi-upright position of a child during eating and drinking (Perry, 2013, p.1726).

The first important parts of developing a behavior modification program is to describe the person’s behavior. This is important in order to understand the behavior that needs to be changed (Kuhlenschmidt, n.d.). For instance, if the unreasonable bad behavior that needs to be changed, the frequency and time of its usual occurrence need to be determined. The aspects that may possibly trigger that bad behavior must also be acknowledged. The next important part is to decide that behavioral change is needed. Making a decision to take the behavior modification program requires a strong level of commitment (Kuhlenschmidt, n.d.). Otherwise, developing the program will make no sense. Another important part of the process is the identification of potential intervention strategies. Depending on the type of target behavior, these strategies may range from positive or negative

Social and medical models of disabilities – medical looks at what is wrong with a child and

People don’t know how serious Spina Bifida is. The Health Reference Series (2004) stated that Spina Bifida is one of the most devastating birth defects occurring in 1 out of 1,000 newborns in the United States. Resulting from a failure in the development of the spine while still in the womb, this condition has many limitations. Many faced with mobility problems which can improve with the assist of wheelchairs and crutches while others go through the exhausting medical care throughout the years. This condition could also have some potential damage in learning abilities such as grasping new information and difficulty paying attention in any given task. Those at a higher exposure to this condition are pregnant women who have Spina Bifida themselves

This paper demonstrates that hitherto sociological analyses of disability have been theoretically and methodologically inadequate. It is written that sociology, in common with the other major contemporary disciplines, has accepted almost without question the legitimacy of the individualistic biomedical approach to disability. It is argued that this partial and essentially 'non-disabled' reading of the phenomenon has succeeded in

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Prince is a 14-month old boy, derived by Dr. Tonya McDonald for a Physical Therapy evaluation. Patient has diagnosed with Developmental Coordination Disorder of motor function. Patient's mother is present during evaluation and the mother is present for the assessment and provides important information about her child's medical history. Prince at this time is able to crawl. Prince is able to perform transitional movements from floor to standing but with an unstable balance due to his RLE is more affected in his muscle strength and ROM. Patient bend his LES when he is facilitated to stand against gravity. Mother reported he was scooting on sitting before, but only recently he started to use all four extremities to crawl and transfer to stand

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The labelling theory are the actions of individuals who are labelled or seen as deviant. The theorist Becker suggests labelling theories which is to look beyond by just the norm-breaking act but instead focuses on how society view people who are deemed as deviant in this case physically disabled and reactions from society whether it is good or bad. Physical disability is when a person lost full or partial loss of their bodily functions. Labelling perspective is still relevant in our society and for society to be able to look beyond the norm breaking; society needs to develop an understanding about the difference between ‘disabilities’. Stigma labels may produce the deviant behaviour that is being condemned and therefore individuals can ‘become’ the thing that they are ‘labelled’ as. ‘Stigma are bodily traits, marks or features that are in some way unusual’. Which can occur as a consequence for social rejection.

I am not quite normal people will say. I run three or more miles every day at night. I always make it at night for when it's colder out and no one is ever around. I only really run because its free at any track and something I enjoy more than lifting weights. I also don't really like going to gyms and have people tell me how to lift. I love running because it's just you and your mind. So how can I implement a person with Cerebral palsy class III? If there was a way this person could have two wheelchairs an idea could be fart licks. I know weird name but it's a workout where you run the straights and walk the corners on the track. So if you have a person with CP you could have them maybe walk 100m and then as I run they ride in their wheelchair

Fine motor skills refer to the ‘small muscles’ in the hands. Proper development of these muscles is crucial for children to succeed academically in writing and self help skills. According to the National Childcare Accreditation Council (NCAC), “Fine motor skills form an important foundation for the acquisition of many other skills, including literacy, numeracy, self-help and the ability to perform many everyday tasks” (2008). Children start to develop motor skills from birth, and the ways in which children’s muscles develop will later affect their motor function. Caretakers often look for the typical milestones that infants develop; however, infants acquire development at different rates benefiting child growth. From birth through the early grades (preschool to second grade) children are constantly using their fine motor skills to eat, dress themselves, and in social settings such as school. These skills link to infancy development and are factors in knowing how well children will succeed. The following sub-topics address fine motor development and the importance of occupational therapy interventions: