Application of an Educational Resource for Parents of Seven-Year-Old Children Diagnosed with Developmental Coordination Disorder
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53303#.VLygfcnQrzE Author(s) Patrícia Carla de Souza Della Barba Affiliation(s) Department of Occupational Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil . ABSTRACT The present study aims to discuss the application of educational resource “Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: at Home, at School and in the Community” (Missiuna, Rivard, & Pollock, 2011) for parents of seven-year-old children of a public school in a Brazilian city. The booklet aims to help parents and teachers identify and manage school-aged children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Methods: The contents of the booklet were used in a group of four parents of children previously identified with DCD in the school environment using a workshop. Results: The meetings of the parents were oriented to the characterization of the disorder. T...