Down Syndrome: Moving through life

228 Pages·1993·7.196 MB·English

by  Pat Gunn (auth.), Yvonne Burns, Pat Gunn (eds.)

Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome
Moving through life
Edited by
Yvonne Burns
Physiotherapy Department
University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia
and
Pat Gunn
Fred and Eleanor Schonell Special Education Research Centre
University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia
SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.
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First edition 1993
©Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1993
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DOI 10.1007/978-1-4899-7240-8
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Down syndrorne : rnoving through life 1 edited by Yvonne Burns and
Pat Gunn. - 1st ed.
p. crn.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN 978-0-412-46180-4 (acid-free paper)
Down syndrorne - Patients - Rehabilitation. 2. Physical
education for rnentally handicapped persons. 3. Movernent education.
I. Burns, Yvonne. II. Gunn, Pat.
RC571.D686 1993
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Contents
List of contributors viii
Preface
X
Acknowledgements xi
1 Characteristics of Down syndrome 1
Pat Gunn
Introduction 1
Systems approaches to movement 4
Learning 14
2 The development of movement: the basis of
effective performance and life skills 19
Yvonne Burns
lntroduction 19
Motor development: implications for the child
with Down syndrome 21
Assessment 31
Intervention: principles and guidelines 33
3 Activities during infancy 37
Sue Price and Rose-Anne Kelso
Introduction 37
Feeding 38
Carrying 45
Lifting up 49
Increasing awareness 53
Head control 58
Rolling over 60
4 Activities during the pre-toddler and toddler
period 65
Rose-Anne Kelso and Sue Price
Introduction 65
vi Contents
Feeding 65
Sitting 66
Preparation for crawling 72
Preparation for standing and walking 74
Climbing down 82
Increasing awareness 84
Fine motor activities 90
What happens next? 92
5 The active preschooler 95
Louise Mercer
6 Play and movement education 109
Anne Jobling
lntroduction 109
Fundamental motor patterns 114
Programming considerations 122
Movement education 123
Movement sessions 127
Conclusion 133
7 Fine motor skills in the classroom 135
Jenny Ziviani and John Elkins
Introduction 135
Handwriting 136
Legibility and speed 139
Performance characteristics 141
Keyboard skills 145
Support strategies 145
Conclusion 149
8 Development of skills throughout adolescence
and early adult life 151
Pamela Barham
Introduction 151
Movement education 153
A netball programme 157
Physical fitness 161
Fitness exercises 163
Progressive programming 166
Conclusion 166
Contents vii
9 The elderly person with Down syndrome: the
benefits of an active life 169
Barbara fames
Introduction 169
Motor performance 170
Joint mobility 173
Physical characteristics of older adults 175
Functional capacity and activity 176
Implications for recreational activity 178
Exercise programme design 183
Ageing, activity and Down syndrome: extending
the continuum 188
Appendix A Glossary 191
References 193
Author index 216
Subject index 221
Contributors
Sue Price
Yeronga Physiotherapy
Yeronga Village
12 Kadumba Street
Yeronga 4104
Australia
Rose-Anne Kelso
Yeronga Physiotherapy
Yeronga Village
12 Kadumba Street
Yeronga 4104
Australia
Louise Mercer
Physiotherapist
Low Incidence Support Centre
72 Cornwall Street
Annerley 4103
Australia
Anne Jobling
Fred and Eleanor Schonell Special Education
Research Centre
The University of Queensland
Brisbane 4072
Australia
Contributors ix
Dr Jenny Ziviani
Occupational Therapy Department
The University of Queensland
Brisbane 4072
Australia
Prof. John Elkins
Fred and Eleanor Schonell Special Education
Research Centre
The University of Queensland
Brisbane 4072
Australia
Pamela Barham
Network Coaching International
7 Maher Street
Sunshine Beach 4567
Australia
Dr Barbara James
Division of Workplace Health and Safety
50 Ann Street
Brisbane 4000
Australia
Preface
The intent of this book is to suggest activities that will foster the
development of efficient and effective patterns of movement
in persons with Down syndrome. Attention to the nature of
movement pattems is especially important for those with Down
syndrome as their motor milestones are usually delayed and
patterns of movement vary in quality. The book outlines prin
ciples and practices that have gained from co-operation between
therapists, teachers, and other professionals. All chapters have
been written by a professional in the relevant discipline who
has had extensive experience with Down syndrome.
We believe that the book would be suitable as a supplemen
tary text for final year undergraduate and postgraduate students
and of interest to professionals concerned with movement includ
ing physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and physical edu
cation teachers. We hope that parents and friends of persons with
Down syndrome will find the chapters useful and informative.
The chapters have taken a global perspective, not only by
considering movement through the lifespan but movement for
function, for schoollearning, for work, leisure and recreation.
Many of the suggestions will be appropriate for other forms
of developmental disability, especially those with hypotonia
and developmental delay.
The overall theme of the book reflects the belief that an inter
disciplinary focus on the quality of movement and the develop
ment of motor skills in persons with Down syndrome will make
a major contribution towards their personal competence and
increased participation in the activities of the wider community.
Yvonne Burns
Pat Gunn