Once your child masters postural control, learning to move in the position may need little training.
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Robert using his Pacer.
With more opportunities for practice, a better and higher level can be achieved.
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A girl using the Rifton Prone Stander
With the tricycle, everything changed. Charlie is in his element.
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Peter in his Corner Floor Sitter.

Current findings support optimism for functional outcomes with task-oriented therapy.

Here's an informative chapter about motor learning (PDF, reprinted with permission).

Here are a few more chapters to download from the book Children with Disabilities and the MOVE Curriculum.
Rifton Rapport Letter
Stephanie and her daddy
Photo: Stephanie and her daddy.

Dear Reader:

For us here at Rifton, Christmas came early this year in the form of a little girl, Stephanie Jean, daughter to one of our long-time Rifton welders. Born with a cleft palate, a clubfoot, blind and probably deaf, she was indeed a special child. But to our eyes, inexplicably, she was beautiful. Her 32-day visit on earth was, for us, a glimpse into eternity. Her grandfather said it best:

Stephanie has something none of us has. When you see her, you don’t say, How cute! Instead, you are quiet. You marvel. And right away, you think of God, and wonder why it is that He sends children like Stephanie into our midst. In fact, He sends them for only one reason: to touch our hearts, and to change them. Stephanie has surely done this for us. In a world obsessed with physical perfection and material beauty, we need to welcome children like Stephanie.

At the close of this year, we at Rifton send our thanks to you, especially for your work with people like Stephanie.

Sincerely,
Lori Potts, PT

PS: Don't miss this article about the new ATP credential for suppliers and therapists, contributed from NRRTS.