Many of the daily challenges faced by persons with Down syndrome are caused by difficulties in their perceptual-motor behavior. These challenges and their behavioral consequences have been the center of multi-disciplined research efforts over the past century.Perceptual-Motor Behavior in Down Syndrome is a comprehensive collection of contemporary research and provides readers a window into the behavioral variability exhibited by this special group. Now you can apply this research to circumvent, or at least minimize, some of the general and specific processing challenges associated with Down syndrome.Internationally recognized contributors from 10 different countries cover aspects of sensory, cognitive, and movement processes in infants, children, and adults with Down syndrome.Specifically addressed are the differences and similarities among persons with Down syndrome, people with other disabilities, and non-disabled people. Contributors present fellow researchers, educators, parents, and students with an increased understanding that perceptual-motor behavior in Down syndrome is often adaptive and appropriate. Use this up-to-date resource in current program planning, educational initiatives, and future research efforts.Part I focuses on some of the underlying functional components of perceptual-motor behavior, beginning with a discussion of muscular activation patterns and moving to more complex manual, locomotor, and visuomotor themes.Part II discusses characteristics of motor behavior in Down syndrome in the context of maturation, learning, and adaptive change. Both Part I and Part II offer useful strategies that may facilitate skill acquisition.Part III explores theoretical advances and the accompanying new research strategies for understanding and investigating perceptual-motor behavior in Down syndrome.This text will facilitate an understanding of the environmental experience and development of perceptual-motor behavior in people with Down syndrome. With this text, you can help address the challenges faced by this extraordinary population.

Daniel J. Weeks, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Graduate Chair in the School of Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada Gil Lucio Almeida teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in neurophysiology and motor control at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas Rosa M. Angulo-Kinzler is an assistant professor in the Division of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan J. Greg Anson is a senior lecturer in Kinesiology in the School of Physical Education at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Judith L. Charlton is Senior Lecturer and Research and Graduate Studies Coordinator in the Institute of Disability Studies, Deakin University, Melbourne Campus Giuseppe A. Chiarenza is Director of the Unit of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry at Rho Hospital - Azienda Ospedaliera "G. Salvini," Garbagnate (Milan, Italy) Romeo Chua is an assistant professor in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of British Columbia Daniel M. Corcos is a professor of Kinesiology and Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Professor of Neurology at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center Cynthia L. Dulaney is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Xavier University Digby Elliott is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University Sandra M.S. Ferreira is a master's student at "Universidade Estadual Paulista," Rio Claro, Brazil Gerald L. Gottlieb is a research professor of NeuroMuscular Engineering at the Boston University NeuroMuscular Research Center Matthew Heath is a PhD candidate in the Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo Elfriede Ihsen is Senior Lecturer and Discipline Leader of Psychology at Swinburne University of Technology at Lilydale Anne Jobling is a lecturer in Special Education at the Schonell Special Education Research Centre at the University of Queensland, Australia Thomas W. Kernozek is an assistant professor in the Physical Therapy Department at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, the director of the Strzelczyk Biomechanics Laboratory, and a research consultant for Gundersen Lutheran Sports Medicine Mark L. Latash is Professor of Kinesiology at the Pennsylvania State University Barbara M. Lavelle is a PhD (Disability Studies) student with the Institute of Disability Studies, Deakin University, Melbourne Annick Ledebt is a postdoctoral research associate in the Faculty of Human Movement Sciences of the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam Nadia F. Marconi is a master's student at the Institute of Biology, Department of Physiology, "Universidade Estadual de Campina," Sao Paulo, Brazil Eliane Mauerberg-deCastro is a professor of adapted physical education, motor behavior, and teacher preparation in the Department of Physical Education at the State University of Sao Paulo at Rio Claro, Brazil Grant A. Mawston is a physiotherapist practicing in Hamilton, New Zealand Mark Mon-Williams is a lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland T.K. Pitcairn is a senior lecturer in the Department of Psychology of the University of Edinburgh Tjasa Planinsek is an assistant in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ljubljana Geert Savelsbergh is a lecturer in the Faculty of Human Movement Science at Vrije Universiteit Paolo Stagi is a medical doctor He is working, mainly as a clinician, in the Unit of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry at Rho Hospital - Azienda Ospedaliera "G. Salvini," Garbagnate (Milan, Italy) Phillip D. Tomporowski is a research associate at the University of Connecticut in the Department of Sport, Leisure, and Exercise Sciences Charli Tortoza is currently pursuing his master's degree at the "Universidade Estadual Paulista," Rio Claro, Brazil John van der Kamp is a post-doc fellow at the Faculty of Human Movement Science at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Richard Van Emmerik is an assistant professor at the Exercise Science Department, University of Massachusetts at Amherst Michael G. Wade is Professor and Director of the School of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota John P. Wann is a reader in the Department of Psychology at the University of Reading, England Daniel J. Weeks is an associate professor and the Graduate Chair in the School of Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University Timothy N. Welsh is a PhD candidate at McMaster University Jennifer G. Wishart is a developmental psychologist, holder of the first established chair in special education in Scotland, and is attached to Moray House Institute of Education, the University of Edinburgh