Full Description
Babies and young children who have experienced early adversity miss out on good, nurturing relationships, and the sensorimotor development that goes along with them. Their bodies therefore lack a solid foundation for sensory integration.
This book lays out a practice model - the Building Underdeveloped Sensorimotor Systems (BUSS) model - to help identify and assess whether these gaps are present in a child's sensorimotor systems. It also advocates the potential of rebuilding the gaps in these systems - using games and activities that take place within loving parent-child relationships - to offer the child a healthy, attuned base from which to develop sensorimotor skills. Also included is a section on parents' experiences of using these activities with their children.
With a positive view of approaching sensorimotor underdevelopment, these strategies and case studies all demonstrate that, with the right kind of attention, these children's systems can be rebuilt.
Contents
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Introducing the Foundation Systems
Chapter 2 - Beginning to notice movement and is this the right kind of intervention at this time?
Chapter 3 - The sequential nature of motor development - an overview of development 0 - 12 months
Chapter 4 - A BUSS Assessment
Chapter 5 - The Tactile System
Chapter 6 - Assessing the Development of the Tactile System
Chapter 7 - Rebuilding Underdeveloped Tactile Systems - Part One
Chapter 8 - Rebuilding Underdeveloped Tactile Systems - Part Two
Chapter 9 - The Vestibular System
Chapter 10 - Assessing the Development of the Vestibular System - Part One
Chapter 11 - Assessing the Development of the Vestibular System -Part Two
Chapter 12 - The Proprioceptive System
Chapter 13 - Assessing the Development of the Proprioceptive System
Chapter 14 - Ideas for Getting Started : Rebuilding Underdeveloped Vestibular and Proprioceptive Systems
Chapter 15 - And Breathe. A Chance to Catch Up
Chapter 16 -Next Steps in Rebuilding Underdeveloped Vestibular and Proprioceptive Systems
Chapter 17- Over to Parents - Reflections on Experiences of Using the BUSS model: Lenny, Amber, Nadia, Elsa and Percy
Chapter 18 - Final Thoughts
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