Down Syndrom and Postural Control

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Down Syndrome Affecting Motor Behavior Specifically in Postural Control By: Malinda Sachse Introduction: My purpose behind selecting this topic was to further educate myself and to support my daycare students. There is a student of mine who has Down syndrome and I work with him on a regular basis. I am his Physical Education teacher and I am constantly making sure my lesson plans are catered to his needs as well as the other students in his class. I was interested in learning more about this topic as a whole to educate myself and see if I could help him by any additional means, as he does not receive this type of assistance at home. I also have other students with impairments and I have learned to apply some similar techniques thought out some of the disorders. My kids mean the world to me and it is my job and passion to make sure they are prepared to do not only what is required of them but also what they desire to do in the next coming years. I selected my experiments based on Down syndrome affecting motor behavior and specified it to postural control. This research would fit into the book in two possible places. The first place, it could go with Down syndrome in Chapter 7 Objective 9 on page 230. It could also follow under Postural Control in Chapter 8 Objective 6 on page 259-260. There is a section on page 260 called Research in Postural Control, maybe this could be a subsection of that and make it specific to Down syndrome. Review #1: Description of the motor development of 3–12 month old infants with Down syndrome: The influence of the postural body position Bibliography: Basso, Renata Pedrolongo, Karina Pereira, Geert J.P. Savelsbergh, and Eloisa Tudella. " Description of the motor development of 3–12 month old infants with Down syndrome: The influence of the postural body position." Research in Developmental Disabilities (2011).

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