Developmental differences in praxis in learning-disabled and normal children and adults

Gestures made on tasks in response to verbal command or to imitation and on tasks involving axial and distal movements were compared for groups of learning-disabled and normal children and adults. The 15 learning-disabled children and 15 adults scored lower than the 15 normal children and 15 adults...

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Published inPerceptual and motor skills Vol. 78; no. 3 Pt 2; p. 1219
Main Authors Poole, J L, Schneck, C M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1994
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Apraxias - diagnosis
Apraxias - psychology
Child
Female
Humans
Imitative Behavior
Learning Disorders - diagnosis
Learning Disorders - psychology
Male
Neuropsychological Tests
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Summary:Gestures made on tasks in response to verbal command or to imitation and on tasks involving axial and distal movements were compared for groups of learning-disabled and normal children and adults. The 15 learning-disabled children and 15 adults scored lower than the 15 normal children and 15 adults on all tasks. All groups scored higher on imitation than on verbal command and scored similarly on the axial and distal tasks. The findings from this study suggest that it would be worthwhile to test the hypothesis that dyspraxic behaviors may persist into adulthood.
ISSN:0031-5125
DOI:10.2466/pms.1994.78.3c.1219