©2015 8872147 Canada Inc. or its licensors CMAJ 1 Developmental coordination disorder is a common neuromotor condition, affecting about 5%–6% of school-aged children;1 this equates to more than 400 000 Can adian children.2 Despite its prevalence, developmental coordination disorder may be underrecognized by health care professionals.1,3 In a recent online survey of 1297 parents, teachers and ph...

We consider three issues concerning unexpected difficulty in the acquisition of motor skills: terminology, diagnosis, and intervention. Our preference for the label Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) receives justification. Problems in diagnosis are discussed, especially in relation to the aetiology-dominated medical model. The high degree of overlap between DCD and other childhood disor...

Directorate of Learning Resources Wilmut, K The use of predictive information is impaired in the actions of children and young adults with developmental coordination disorder Wilmut, K and Wann, J P (2008) The use of predictive information is impaired in the actions of children and young adults with developmental coordination disorder . Experimental brain research , 191 (4). pp. 403-418. Doi: ...

Previous studies on fine and gross motor skills of children with childhood apraxia speech (CAS) have reported inconclusive results. In this study, we investigate the abilities CAS by focusing three distinct factors: control during movement, skills/handwriting, general coordination. Participants included 25 20 age-matched typically developing (TD) between ages 5 7 years. Motor were evaluated usi...

The teaching process and outcome in a skill theme program and a movement concepts program were described and analyzed in seven children with developmental coordination disorder. It was hypothesized that the skill theme program would improve targeted skills and perceived physical competence, whereas the movement concepts program would improve self-esteem and creativity. The seven children were t...

Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) experience difficulty participating in the typical activities of childhood and are known to have a more sedentary pattern of activities than their peers. Little research has been done to investigate the impact of these deficits on the lives of children with DCD and the importance of their participation in the typical activities of childhoo...

The nature of intra- and interlimb (bimanual) coordination was examined in ten boys with (M = 10.5 years, SD = 1.0) and without DCD (M = 10.8 years, SD = .9) in a two-handed catching task. Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) caught significantly fewer balls (MDCD = 56%, SD = 17.6 vs. MnoDCD = 93%, SD = 7.5), and both groups solved the "degrees of freedom problem" differently...

We investigated from a dynamic pattern perspective to motor coordination whether the deficiency in motor coordination characterizing Developmental Coordination Disorder children pertains to a general disorder in synchronization leading to a lower stability of the performed coordination pattern, and the extent to which the trouble is linked to attentional capacities. Twenty-four DCD children wit...

Previous research has demonstrated a link between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), developmental coordination disorder (DCD), and depression. The present study utilized a monozygotic (MZ) differences design to investigate differences in depressive symptomatology between MZ twins discordant for ADHD or DCD. This extends previous research as it controls for genetic effects and sha...

Purpose of the Review This paper examines physical and emotional coherence in young people with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Specifically, the transactional relationship between motor and non-motor/executive dysfunction in children with DCD and its impact on psychosocial functioning is explored. Recent Findings This paper integrates the subjective reported experiences of young p...