BACKGROUND
For the past 30 years, the neuromaturational developmental
framework has provided the cornerstone of assessment and intervention strategies
for persons with neuromotor dysfunction. The assumptions of this framework
are currently being evaluated. Developmentalists, both academics and clinicians,
are exploring alternative theoretical frameworks (e.g., the dynamic systems
theory of development, family-centered models) to form the basis of clinical
intervention. It is important to consider the implications of these theoretical
frameworks for current and new intervention strategies.
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