(HS Pryor 065666 2025) Move to Learn: Motor Planning, Posture & Participation Across Contexts
Tracking # 20-1339882
Course overview
Motor challenges in neurodivergent clients are often misunderstood--and frequently misinterpreted as laziness, disinterest, or "noncompliance." This session reframes what we see through a motor-based lens and gives you the tools to respond with clarity, empathy, and purpose. You'll gain a deeper understanding of motor coordination difficulties, postural instability, dyspraxia, and low tone--along with how these challenges impact participation in dressing, feeding, handwriting, and transitions. You'll also explore the commonly missed orthopedic overlap in ADHD and Autism, including joint instability and hypermobility. What sets this training apart is its focus on clinical reasoning and real-time adaptation. You'll learn how to recognize when a motor challenge--not behavior or attention--is the root cause of task breakdown, and how to adjust your therapy approach accordingly. From treatment progression to environment and cueing, you'll walk away with practical strategies to increase participation across clinic, classroom, and home.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Florida Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Speech-Language Pathologist
Disclosure statements
Financial: Karen Pryor is the owner of Health Sphere Wellness Center, LLC and is a field examiner for PDMS-3. She has employment relationships with Tennessee State University, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Physical Therapy School, the Daymar Physical Therapy Assistant School and the Volunteer State Community College. She is a paid consultant for Evergreen Certifications. Karen Pryor receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Karen Pryor is a reviewer with Tennessee Physical Therapy Association and American Physical Therapy Association. She is an Ambassador for National Down Syndrome Society.