Development and Function Evaluation Laboratory (LADeF)

Lab coordinators: Eloisa Tudella, Ph.D. and Ana Carolina de Campos, Ph.D.

The LADeF aims to assess and describe the motor development of typical and at-risk infants (biological, physical, or socio-environmental risks) during the first years of life. We use instruments such as the Alberta Infant Motor Scale, Test of Infant Motor Performance, Infant Motor Profile, Bayley III, Denver II, Sensory Profile, and General Movement Assessment. We use the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development – Infant Scale to assess opportunities in the environment for motor development. We use the Movement Assessment Battery for Children Second Edition (MABC-2) to assess motor performance. We also use virtual reality (Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii) to intervene in children with developmental coordination disorder.

Infrastructure: instruments such as Alberta Infant Motor Scale, Test of Infant Motor Performance, Infant Motor Profile, Bayley III, Denver II, Sensory Profile, and General Movement Assessment. We use the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development – Infant Scale to assess the opportunities in the environment for motor development. We use the MABC-2, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii to assess motor performance.

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