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Occupational therapy practice with children with perceptual motor dysfunction: findings of a literature review and survey.

The aim of this study was to determine the current assessment and management practices of occupational therapists working with children with perceptual motor dysfunction. Current practices were identified through a review of literature and a survey of occupational therapists in Sydney, New South Wal...

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Published in:Australian Occupational Therapy Journal Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 15 - 26
Main Authors: Wallen M, Walker R
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Mar1995
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        affil: Occupational Therapy Dept, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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          Pediatric Occupational Therapy
          Psychomotor Performance
          Perceptual Disorders Therapy
          Movement Disorders Therapy
          Sensory Motor Integration In Infancy and Childhood
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      ab: The aim of this study was to determine the current assessment and management practices of occupational therapists working with children with perceptual motor dysfunction. Current practices were identified through a review of literature and a survey of occupational therapists in Sydney, New South Wales, and the surrounding area. It was found that standardized and non-standardized assessments are used by the respondents, and intervention is planned according to children's individual needs. Also, a variety of management practices are used with sensory integration being the predominant approach. Traditional research methods cannot be easily applied to these individualized occupational therapy programmes; either alternative methodologies need to be developed or homogeneous subgroups of children identified for investigation.
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