Paediatric Rehabilitation Engineering

Written by international experts, this book provides an up-to-date synopsis of advances in research in pediatric rehabilitation engineering. Offering a single comprehensive resource on the latest findings, each chapter details a particular area of technology or those developments of particular clinical relevance to pediatric rehabilitation. Each chapter also includes a conceptual description of the technology or underlying scientific principles, followed by a synthesis of relevant literature, recent research advances, selected clinical case studies (where applicable), and perspectives for future directions.

Tom Chau is a Senior Scientist and Theme Leader of Innovation and Development at the Bloorview Research Institute, the largest pediatric academic rehabilitation hospital in Canada.

Introduction to 21st Century Pediatric Rehabilitation Engineering. Assistive Technology for Cognitive Rehabilitation in Children. Mobile Robotics in the Treatment of Autism. Advances in Pediatric Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Upper Extremity Prosthetics for Children and Youth. Virtual Reality Therapy in Pediatric Rehabilitation. Innovations in Switch Access for Children and Youth with Profound Disabilities. Physiological Access Modalities: Body Talk for Nonverbal Children.