WINTER 2018

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Overview & Speakers:

This webinar reviews physical therapy for children with Down syndrome and how to set up your child for successful learning experiences. Key takeaways from this presentation are:

• Goal of physical therapy
• Physical factors that impact the development of gross motor skills
• Compensations for these factors
• Crucial Components to develop when learning gross motor skills
• Examples of how physical therapy addresses learning gross motor skills to help develop the crucial components

Pat Winders, PT

Patricia Winders, PT is the Director of Therapies and Senior Physical Therapist at the Anna & John J. Sie Center for Down Syndrome at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Prior to this position, she worked at the Kennedy Krieger Institute Down Syndrome Clinic in Baltimore, Maryland (from 1989-2007). Since 1981, she has specialized in providing physical therapy services to children with Down Syndrome. She is author of the book Gross Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals (Second Edition), published by Woodbine House (2014). She is a member of the Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group (DSMIG-USA) and also serves on the Professional Advisory Committee of the National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC).

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