Motor Skill Disorders
Motor skills disorders are neurological problems that affect the child's ability to move his body in the way he wants it to move. He may have had this problem from birth or it may have developed as the result of an accident or illness. These disorders can be physical or they may involve uncontrollable verbalization or tics.-
Definition
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Motor skills are the abilities to move your muscles and limbs in order to walk, crawl or run. Motor skills are actions that use the movement of muscles in your body. Gross motor skills are those used to move the large muscles, while fine motor skills are those used to move the smaller muscles. Gross motor skills develop more quickly than fine motor skills. Babies learn to use the bigger muscles in the bodies from the center of their bodies out, and learn to use the smaller muscles (fingers) long after they have learned to move their arms.
Dyspraxia
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Dyspraxia, also called apraxia or developmental coordination disorder, is an impairment in development of motor coordination. This disorder may affect how a child learns how to use his body to walk, crawl, tie his shoes or button his shirt. People with dyspraxia are generally clumsy or klutzy and have difficulty with any activity that requires coordinated movement, such as playing baseball, writing or building models. Other visible signs of this disorder include bumping into walls, people or objects, dropping things, spilling liquids and being accident-prone.
Tourette's Syndrome
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Tourette's syndrome is a motor skill disorder characterized by vocal and motor tics. A tic is defined as uncontrolled and repetitive movements and/or speech. It can be a simple twitch and progress all the way to complete utterances. These tics are uncontrollable, but the person with Tourette's may be able to suppress the tic briefly. The condition usually gets worse when he is under stress, even during a time when he is trying to suppress a tic. People who have been diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome have also been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and some of these may also have oppositional defiant disorder.
Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome
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This disorder is characterized by problems in how the visual cortex processes information. SSS can cause visual problems, a hypersensitivity to light and problems with depth perception. SSS can cause issues with literacy, irritability, headaches and clumsiness. It is also linked to low self-esteem and behavior problems.
Sensory Integration Dysfunction
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Sensory integration dysfunction or SID, is diagnosed after the child has exhibited an oversensitivity or undersensitivity to stimuli or a problem in discriminating sensory information. The child with SID may have difficulties with coordination and clumsiness.
Other Diseases/Disorders
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These disorders or diseases can include cerebral palsy, where nerve impulses from the brain do not reach the muscles correctly. Muscular dystrophy is a progressive neurological disorder which increasingly affects the child's motor skills.
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