ABSTRACT
Issues relating to gross (whole body) motor skills and co-ordination will be fairly obvious to identify when observing the person’s ability to run, walk, jump etc. However, equally important is an assessment, for instance, of whether the person can sit comfortably for the duration of the educational input. Fine motor skills are much smaller movements usually relating to use of the hands, for example, when writing. It should also be noted that it is not uncommon for those with ABI to suffer some specific form of physical difficulty, for example, hemiplegia or hemiparesis (paralysis or weakness on one side of the body), ataxia (tremor) and dyspraxia (difficulties planning and co-ordinating movement).
