[Book Description]

『Children Adapt』 provides a developmental approach to pediatric rehabilitation and a theoretical framework for the evaluation and treatment of children.
This extensive revision of the successful first edition now includes stated learning objectives, self-study questions and identification of key points, allowing the book to be used more effectively as a student textbook as well as a practitioner’s reference. New material has been added to reflect the most up-to-date trends in the field of pediatric development, creating an innovative, insightful learning tool.

Highlights of This Revised Edition Include:
An overview of the rudiments of theory building.
New material discussing application of theory to pediatric rehabilitation.
Explicit discussions of occupational performance skills.
A comprehensive glossary of terms.


[Contents]

Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Foreword

Chapter 1. Theory Construction
Chapter 2. Theory of Saptiotemporal Adaptation
Chapter 3. Highlights of Nervous System Development and Function
Chapter 4. Strategies for Developmental and Purposeful Sequences
Chapter 5. Developmental Sequences
Chapter 6. Developmental Sequences to Stand
Chapter 7. Purposeful Sequences and the Acquisition of Skilled Performance
Chapter 8. Spatiotemporal Distress and Dysfunction
Chapter 9. Relationship of Theory and Practice
Chapter 10. A Theory for Occupational Therapy

Glossary
Index