Articles regarding perceptual-motor deficiencies of adults are beginning
to be published in the literature (Saunders and Barker, 1972). It seems
that, even though many children are now being treated for this disorder
at or before school-going age, many people had perceptual-motor problems
years ago when there was no knowledge of the disorder or its treatment.
More than likely, as children, these people were considered to be
simply low in intelligence.
Now, however, those children have grown up and, with the information
we have, it is possible to ascertain from their symptoms, even as adults,
that perceptual-motor problems exist. Once it can be established that
such difficulties exist, measures can be taken to alleviate them.
Saunders and Barker (1972) used a remedial reading technique to help
their subjects learn to read, and psychotropic drugs to help them over
their emotional problems related to the perceptual dysfunction. The drugs
helped the adults, the remedial reading programme did not.
This present study was concerned with improving perceptual-motor
deficiencies in adults using a behaviour modification approach. A largo
sample of adult subjects was available in the population of Malawian
males, novices to the mining industry, who were to undergo a three-week
training programme in preparation for work underground. Perceptual-motor
testing and discussions with the mine personnel assured the author that
most of these subjects did suffer from perceptual-motor problems.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/19199 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Creators | Rendu, Karla Mae |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf, application/pdf |
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