Abstract
Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate topographical working memory in individuals with motor disabilities. Methods: Topographical working memory was investigated using the Walking Co...
Highlights
In the habilitating work in children with motor disabilities, much effort has traditionally been put on supporting the child to utmost locomotor ability
Participants with outdoor walking in the community, apart from type of motor disability, seem to have improved topographic memory compared to individuals who don’t walk outside and individuals who are mobile through wheelchair
A post-hoc analyses test (Fisher’s Least Significant Difference, LSD) test showed that the typically developing individuals (TD) group, and spina bifida (SB) and ORT/PERI disability groups performed longer spans than the cerebral palsy (CP) group
Summary
In the habilitating work in children with motor disabilities, much effort has traditionally been put on supporting the child to utmost locomotor ability. Since locomotion is more than organizing a pattern of movement to make forward progression, a close understanding of the spatial layout, and his or her relation to it is required by the individual (Andersen et al, 2014). The infant’s locomotor experience, already during prone progression when crawling, affects the infant’s autonomy, wilfulness and social cognition (Campos et al, 2000). What infants remember about how a space is mapped out is suggested to be inseparably related to their movements through the space. Maintaining an orientation to the external layout, remembering landmarks, and recalling the objects location are features of spatial cognition, making functional locomotion related to navigation and memory (Clearfield, 2004). In healthy pre-school children who had not yet achieved independent locomotion nor were able to point a direction while seated in a pushchair, poorer performance in spatial memory tests were found than in children who actively directed their own route from a pushchair, or were led on foot to positions selected by the experimenter (Foreman et al, 1990)
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
