UOIT researcher applauds new U.S. clinical study of motor development in young children

Early detection of motor delays in children under the age of two can provide crucial information to help parents begin searching for the support they might need to help with their child’s development, says Dr. Meghann Lloyd, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

Dr. Lloyd, who is also a research associate at Grandview Children’s Centre in Oshawa, Ontario, was recently interviewed by Reuters Health about a new clinical report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The AAP report stresses the importance of early detection of problems and how that can ultimately improve the child’s long-term outlook.

Dr. Lloyd’s comments have been profiled in dozens of North American publications, such as:

• Globe and Mail
• Baltimore Sun
• Fox News
• Nature World News
• Oregon Herald
• redOrbit

Dr. Lloyd’s specific areas of research at UOIT include: physical activity and motor development in children; Down Syndrome; Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Co-ordination Disorder.