Dr. Priscila Tamplain is the Director of the Developmental Motor Cognition Lab/ Little Mavs Movement Academy at the University of Texas at Arlington, and has just launched a national survey to evaluate the impact of DCD here in the US, as was done in Australia (results can be found here) and is currently being done in Canada. She…
Co-Occurrence of Dyspraxia and CAS
Shout out to Apraxia-Kids for their recent virtual education series, beginning with a session with Dr. Priscila Tamplain of UT, Arlington. Watch the seminar here. Dr. Priscila Tamplain is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Texas at Arlington. Her research focuses on assessment, mechanisms, and interventions…
No. It’s not autism.
No. It is not autism. Or autism lite. Or autism similar. Or, call it autism so people stop asking questions. Our brains are complex machines. We often find co-morbid conditions among many different diagnoses. Sometimes that matters and sometimes it does not. DCD/Dyspraxia is a neurological issue. And as such there will be comorbid conditions…
NAPL Kids Project, Princeton University Dyspraxia Study
Last year I stumbled across the NAPL Kids Project at Princeton University’s Neuroscience of Attention & Perception Laboratory. This project was launched in December of 2015 (possibly earlier?) with a 750 item questionnaire and responses from 249 families. In addition to the collection of data from families, the lab is also conducting MRI scans of Dyspraxic…
Atlanta Apraxia Walk – September 15, 2019
Just a quick and overdue note – we participated in the Apraxia Kids Walk today and it was a lot of fun. We got to meet a some new people and most of all, our daughter knows she is not alone in her journey.
Neurodiversity Co-Occurance Chart
This comes via a tweet the other day and I’ve been meaning to post it. Designed by Professor Amanda Kirby, CEO of Do-IT Solutions.
Today, we ride!
She did it! Success!
Excellent idea for wall climbing
This is awesome! I am very inspired here and may have to do this at home to build strength. Little Awesome actually loves to go the wall climbing facility near our house. But that pesky low muscle tone problem makes it scary. Adjusting the counter weight here is a great way to build skills…
Sensory Play Box each Month
Came across this page the other day. Nice way to help engage younger children in sensory play.Children LOVE getting packages and mail with their name on the label and even more so if what’s inside is fun to play with. Sensory Therapy Box
Short Documentary About Kids with Dyspraxia
Brief, uplifting, to the point.