Abstract
There is an urgent need to accurately understand a child’s deviant behavior and its significance as early as possible. A child’s frustration caused by unmet educational and emotional needs can contribute to a host of dysfunctional behavior patterns. It was to help fulfill such needs that Heimlich (1972) designed the Auditory-Motor Percussion test. Mental health professionals often observe a child’s overactivity, distractibility, impulsiveness, or aggressiveness and note the generally poor social interactional abilities and resultant underachievement. This type of underachievement and inappropriate behavior is frequently attributed to emotional disturbance or other factors unrelated to the child’s physiological or neurological state. The confusion only becomes exacerbated as the child passes from grade to grade, but does not develop and progress, through school. Endless hours of testing, remediation, parent meetings, therapy, and frustration often accompany the child in school and, frequently, out of school as well.
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Heimlich, E.P., Mark, A.J. (1990). Diagnostic Assessment through Paraverbal Communication. In: Paraverbal Communication with Children. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0643-6_5
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