Fine Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professional

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The updated and expanded 2nd edition of Fine Motor Skills in Childrenwith Down Syndrome continues to be a popular, practical guide tounderstanding fine motor skills in children with Down syndrome andhelping them develop these skills from birth through early adolescence.The first edition won a Parent's Choice Award in 1999. The author, anoccupational therapist who has worked extensively with children withDown syndrome, is also the parent of a teenager with Down syndrome.She offers parents and professionals dozens of easy, home-andschool-based activities, illustrated with black and white photos, whichhelp children gradually acquire the skills they need for fine motordevelopment. Readers learn how to incorporate work on fine motorskills into everyday activities and routines and to emphasise tasks thatchildren can use throughout life - play, self-help, printing, cutting withscissors, and computer use.