WEEK 0 - Autism Primer

Question 1

What is the development paradox?

Answer 1

Universality vs variability

Meaning that these two points contraindicate one another as development is supposed to happen but each stage varies with age.

Question 2

What are the 4 movement learners in children?

Answer 2

1. info processing
2. memory encoding strategies
3. emotional regulation
4. attentional capacities

Question 3

Motor behaviour examines how motor skills are learned, controlled and developed. What 3 topics make up the field of motor behaviour?

Answer 3

1. motor control - underlying function and organisation of mechanisms governing motor skills
2. motor learning - factors associated with practice nad experiences contributing to changes in motor behaviour
3. motor development

Question 4

What 5 points are explored in typical and atypical motor development?

Answer 4

1. Basics to motor development
2. Gauging typical motor development
3. When motor development is atypical
4. ADHD in children
5. Strategies for working with children with ADHD

Question 5

Motor development is the age-related process of change in motor patterns and skills. And in an ongoing process from birth to early adulthood. T or F

Answer 5

T

Question 6

What is motor development influenced by?

Answer 6

• Neuromuscular maturation (genetic and environmental factors)
• Growth of body (size, components) and composition
• Tempo of growth and maturation
• Residual effects of prior movement experiences
  New motor experiences (challenges)

Question 7

Why is change NOT always for the better?

Answer 7

During change, in this case ageing, we may find it hard to regulate emotion, learn new skills and concepts, be more susceptible to injury (old age).

Question 8

What is the Dynamical systems approach to motor development?

Answer 8

Organism develops as a function of their environment

Motor behaviour is self-organising.

Question 9

Action (movement) “emerges” and is the product of sub-systems interacting…. (with what 2 systems?)

Answer 9

• Intrinsic (neural, organisation, joints, strength, emotion, etc)
• Extrinsic (e.g. context and motor task)

Newell (1986) describes these as “constraints”

Question 10

What are Newell’s 3 main constraints?

Answer 10

1. individual constraints
2. tasks constraints
3. environmental constraints

Picture these three points at each point of a triangle with arrows points to each other.