Information Processing and Motor Control in Down Syndrome

Any model of adapted physical activity must entail memory, cognition, perception, as well as motor system flexibility under changing environment situations, and variable levels of cognition [17]. Viewing motor performance from a functional system perspective allows clinicians to analyze deficits in motor behavior and prescribe the appropriate motor rehabilitation programs to enhance flexible and functional motor skills. It is also imperative to assess stereotypic movements that inhibit flexibility and adjustment of movement sequences. Interventions can be utilized to correct developmental lags or stereotypic movements, facilitate alternative neuromuscular mechanisms (adaptability), or modify input/output characteristics of sensory and cognitive information in order to maximize learning and performance.