Open AccessThe Role of Sensorial Integration in Motor Development in Children with Down Syndrome
Author(s) -
M Anghel
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
gymnasium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2344-5645
pISSN - 1453-0201
DOI - 10.29081/gsjesh.2018.19.1.04
Subject(s) - psychomotor learning , sensory system , psychology , down syndrome , psychomotor disorder , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , neuroscience , psychiatry , cognition
One of the reasons behind the choice of the topic is that this problem of sensory-motor development in children with physical and mental deficiencies, especially in children with Down syndrome, is not sufficiently known and studied, sensory-motor development representing an important factor in their physical and social development. The reason I chose this theme and the theoretical basis from which I started was to improve the psychomotor behaviors through sensory stimulation. The assumptions we went into the research were: 1. If we use different sensory combination strategies, the Down Syndrome will be able to compensate for the psycho-motor disorders; 2. If we apply sensory stimuli to the Down Syndrome child, then there will be ameliorations of the underlying motor conduction. The research presents a case study of a 6 year and six mouth old child diagnosed with Down syndrome. The location of the study was carried out at the "Delfinul" day center of the Betania Association.