Infant Motor Development Book

Preface
Acknowledgments
Credits
Part I: Foundations of Infant Motor Development
Chapter 1. Early Movement Capabilities
Prenatal Period
Sensory Capabilities in the Newborn
Motor Development in Infancy
Summary
Chapter 2. Theoretical Approaches to Motor Development
Historical Overview of Theoretical Approaches
Maturational Perspective
Cognitive Approaches
Prescriptive Approaches
Ecological/Natural Systems Approach
Summary
Chapter 3. Motor Control and the Brain: Motor Development and Neural Plasticity
Neurophysiology of Movement
Brain Development and Neural Plasticity
Function of Central Nervous System in Motor Development
Summary

Part II: The Development of Voluntary Movement Control
Chapter 4. Postural Control: Development of Stability, Balance, and Orientation
Definition and Description of Postural Control
Developmental Transitions in Balance Control
Influences on the Development of Postural Control
Summary
Chapter 5. Manual Control: Development of Reaching and
Definitions and Descriptions of Prehension
Reaching in the First Few Months
Development of Successful Reaching
Development of Grasping
Bimanual Reaching and Grasping
Tool Use
Manual Asymmetries in Infancy
Summary
Chapter 6. Locomotion: Development of Creeping and Walking
Locomotor Milestones
Prescriptive Views of Locomotor Development
Locomotor Development From a Perspective of Dynamic Systems
Leg Asymmetries in Infancy
Summary

Part III: Assessment of Motor Ability In Infants
Chapter 7. Appropriate Choice of Motor Assessment Test
Importance of Motor Assessment
Criterion- and Norm-Referenced Assessments
Components of Good Assessment Tools
Special Issues of Infant Testing
Summary
Chapter 8. Neurobehavioral Motor Assessment and Other Tests
Apgar Assessment
Neonatal Neurological Examination
Neonatal Neurobehavioral Assessment
Qualitative Assessment of General Movements in Infants
Evaluation of Neonatal Examinations
Summary
Chapter 9. Diagnostic Motor Assessment and Screening Tests
Norm-Referenced Developmental Diagnostic Tests
Usefulness of Norm-Referenced Tests
Criterion-Referenced Developmental Diagnostic Tests
Screening Instruments
Recent Technological Advances in Diagnostic Assessment
Summary

Part IV: Motor Control and Developmental Disorders
Chapter 10. Motor Development in Preterm Infants
Premature Birth
Causes of Premature Birth and Low Birth Weight
Immediate Problems
Long-Term Outcome
Motor Development in the First Few Months
Intervention Approaches for the High-Risk Preterm Infant
Summary
Chapter 11. Cerebral Palsy
Definition of Cerebral Palsy
Occurrence of Cerebral Palsy
Categories of Cerebral Palsy
Etiology of Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy Registers
Identifying Cerebral Palsy in the Early Years
Orthopedic Approaches to Intervention
Early Intervention Approaches
Summary
Chapter 12. Down Syndrome
Definition of Down Syndrome
Characteristics of Individuals With Down Syndrome
Motor Development in Down Syndrome
Intervention Approaches
Summary
Glossary
References
Subject Index
About the Author