Sixty-four neuromuscular, perceptual, and cognitive measurements made on 36 children with educational handicaps were subjected to Q-technique factor analysis. The two major patterns of deficits associated with low academic achievement were (1) auditory, language, and sequencing, and (2) postural and bilateral integration. Both of these syndromes were differentiated from syndromes of apraxia and tactile defensiveness.
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