Motor Disorders

Throughout the lifespan, individuals are required to move and survive through complex and dynamic environmental interactions. This highlights the importance of effective and efficient movement skills. During childhood, movement experiences gained through environmental interactions provide important learning opportunities that, in turn, further promote the development of motor skills needed for everyday tasks such as eating, drawing, and playing games. This also demonstrates the crucial role that motor skills may have in other areas of development, including cognitive and social domains. Adolescence comprises many biological, social, and emotional changes and, therefore, this developmental period may represent a particular challenge for young people who experience motor disorders, such as cerebral palsy, developmental coordination disorder, stereotypic movement disorder, and tic disorders. While the literature has appeared to focus on the impact of motor disorders in younger children, it is clear that the impact of such disorders in adolescence requires further attention.