What topic is Motor skills refers to the ability to use and coordinate large and small body muscles in order to move and manipulate objects.
Some children experience delays in acquiring motor skills.
Cerebral palsy refers to a disorder of movement and posture that is due to a nonprogressive abnormality of the immature brain. The brain damage that causes cerebral palsy also may produce a number of other disabilities, including mental retardation, seizures, visual and auditory deficits, and behavior problems. There are motor skills disorders that are not associated with brain damage or cerebral palsy that are often evident in children with other developmental disorders, e.g., mental retardation and autism. This study investigated the effectiveness of a microcomputer-mediated motor skills teaching package in a small group training session. Two groups of three young children with cerebral palsy were provided motor skills instruction by a trainer across two conditions.