Identification of constraints acting on motor development in young visually disabled children and principles of remediation.
Babies and preschool children with severe visual disabilities have been studied in a developmentally orientated clinical research setting. Severe congenital visual disability delays and alters development in all areas; the impact on motor development is complex with much secondary to delays in other areas. The constraints on motor development are identified and discussed together with ideas for remediation and developmental prevention.
D001766:Blindness / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001828:Body Image; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003210:Concept Formation; D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009048:Motor Skills; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D013017:Sound Localization