Dyspraxia, Developmental Coordination Disorder, and Academic Implications

Course overview

The Dyspraxia Foundation USA defines dyspraxia as a form of developmental coordination disorder. In addition to motor coordination, it includes the ability to plan, organize, and carry out movements and sequences of activities in everyday life activities. Not only impacting gross and fine motor skills, dyspraxia can also impact oral motor skills, reading, perception, and thought processes. This often coincides with challenges in executive functions. This unique, 90-minute, view-on-demand, recorded webinar digs deep into the motoric implications of dyspraxia but also the co-existing challenges that can impact school-aged children. At the end of this course, you will be able to (1) define Dyspraxia and Developmental Coordination Disorder; (2) state the cause and neurology involved with dyspraxia; (3) list formal and informal evaluation tools used to identify dyspraxia; (4) identify the impact of dyspraxia beyond motor implications in academic settings; and (5) state three strategies to support motor planning, cognitive sequencing, and independence within the classroom, clinic, and home environments. This distance-learning, independant format is offered at 0.15 CEUs, Introductory Level, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge, and targeted to introductory- to intermediate-level OTs, COTAs, SLPs, PTs, PTAs, teachers, and other pediatric professionals. The course instructor, Lori Benson Adams, MEd, is an educational intervention specialist and owner of Breakthrough Learning Solutions in Atlanta, Georgia. She has over 35 years of experience with students who experience sensory, learning, behavioral, and executive function challenges. Lori presents nationally to audiences of parents, therapists, and educators. She is known for her immediately practical information and wealth of knowledge and resources. For more information on our recorded courses, visit our website: https://www.sensationalbrain.com/product-cagtegory/ceu/on-demand-webinars. To stay abreast of our latest live and view-on-demand course offerings, sales, and FREEBIES, consider subscribing to our newsletter by scrolling to the bottom of our home page. Send questions to celeste@sensationalbrain.com.