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    Disability and Motor Behavior: Practical Applications

    Disability and Motor Behavior by Brian, Ali S.; Beach, Pamela S.;

    Practical Applications

    Series: Special Education Law, Policy, and Practice;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
    • Date of Publication 6 August 2026

    • ISBN 9781538191606
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages472 pages
    • Size 254x177.8 mm
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 28 b/w images, 26 textboxes
    • 700

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    Short description:

    This book provides the general concepts of motor behavior but directly relates them to examples in disability while also providing a more in-depth understanding of the constraints that should be considered with physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral disabilities.

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    Long description:

    This book explores the intersection of motor behavior, disability, and inclusive practice across the lifespan. The book integrates foundational theories of motor development with applied approaches to assessment, instruction, and intervention for individuals with disabilities. The book provides both conceptual frameworks and actionable strategies grounded in empirical research. Drawing upon interdisciplinary expertise from leaders in the fields of motor development, therapy, and adapted physical education, this text offers a comprehensive examination of motor behavior as it relates to disability, function, and participation. The book's structure progresses logically from theory and assessment to applied practice and lifelong activity engagement, promoting a holistic understanding of movement across the lifespan.

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    Table of Contents:

    Acknowledgements

    Chapter 1: Perspectives in Motor Behavior
    Pamela Beach, Deborah Shapiro, Wellington De Luna-Vazquez, E. Kip Webster

    Chapter 2: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations for Understanding and Studying Motor Development
    Adam Pennell, Deborah Shapiro, Wellington DeLuna-Vazquez, & E. Kip Webster

    Chapter 3: Applying Perspectives in Motor Behavior
    Adam Pennell

    Chapter 4: Assessment
    Andrew Pitchford

    Chapter 5: Infant Motor Development and Disabilities
    Daniela Corbetta and Beth A. Smith

    Chapter 6: Early childhood Development; Differential Effects of Disability
    Shea Ferguson, Angela Starrett, Ali Brian

    Chapter 7: Developmental Coordination Disorder: Towards the Diagnostic Process in Occupational Therapy
    Matthias Wagner

    Chapter 8: Gross Motor Development and Delays: Applications for Interventions and Programs from Infancy Through Early Childhood
    Candace Howard-Smith

    Chapter 9: Individual and Environmental Constraints in School-Aged Youth
    Andrea Taliaferro, Michael Ertel, & Ali Brian

    Chapter 10: Pre-Practice Considerations
    Melanie Perreault and Jennifer Heebink

    Chapter 11: Practice Schedules and Feedback
    Catherine M. Capio and Kathlynne F. Eguia

    Chapter 12: Case Studies and Practical Applications
    Catherine Murphy, Alex Stribing, Alysha Croke, Emily Weber, Lauren Kling, and Michelle Sousa

    Chapter 13: The Path from Robustness Towards Frailty and Physical Disability: A Constraints-Led Approach to Functional Mobility
    Nadja Schott

    Chapter 14: Functional and Physical Assessments for Adults with Disabilities
    Iva Obrusnikova & Cora Firkin

    Chapter 15: Lifelong Physical Activity for Disability
    John Foley, Stephanie Field & Cathy MacDonald

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