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Nordstrand, L.; Eliasson, A. C. – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2013
The aim is to describe the development of hand function in young adults with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP), who participated in a 2-week Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) camp 6 years earlier. Eleven participants, 16-21 years at follow-up, were assessed at three occasions during 2005 and once in 2011. At the 6-year follow-up, performance…
Descriptors: Therapy, Early Adolescents, Cerebral Palsy, College Students
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Bairstow, Phillip; Cochrane, Raymond – British Journal of Special Education, 1993
This article highlights difficulties in replicating the Andras Peto Institute for Motor Disorders in Hungary by establishing the Birmingham (England) Institute for Conductive Education, for children with cerebral palsy. Difficulties included a lack of conductive education principles in clear English, failure to properly identify children who could…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Educational Principles, Foreign Countries, Motor Development
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Whinnery, Keith W. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2002
This article presents an interview with a mother using a new mobility curriculum with her 4-year-old daughter with cerebral palsy. The physical supports or prompts used in the MOVE curriculum are designed to facilitate the use of mobility skills, not to replace them. An overview of the curriculum is provided. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Children, Curriculum Design, Family Environment
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Mahoney, Gerald – Journal of Early Intervention, 1999
Comments on a study that reported the positive effects of a neurobehavioral intervention approach on motor skills of young children with cerebral palsy. Concludes that, in its current form, the neurobehavioral approach is only an initial step toward developing new methods for addressing challenging developmental concerns. (CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cerebral Palsy, Child Development, Disabilities
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Campbell, Philippa H. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1999
Comments on a study that reported positive effects of a neurobehavioral-intervention approach on motor skills of young children with cerebral palsy. Discusses problems associated with contrived research situations and urges researchers and practitioners to join together to design and investigate the effects of new interventions. (CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cerebral Palsy, Child Development, Disabilities