Effects of exercise intervention on event-related potential and task performance indices of attention networks in children with developmental coordination disorder

2012 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Liang Tsai ◽  
Chun-Hao Wang ◽  
Yu-Ting Tseng
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Exercise Intervention ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Event Related Potential ◽  
Performance Indices ◽  
Attention Networks ◽  
Coordination Disorder ◽  
And Task

Are Motor Timing Problems Subgroup Specific in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder?

1997 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen E. Parker ◽  
Dawne Larkin ◽  
Michael G. Wade
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Motor Timing ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Task Specificity ◽  
Repetitive Tasks ◽  
Hand Tapping ◽  
Foot Tapping ◽  
Coordination Disorder ◽  
And Task

ABSTRACTThis study investigated subgroup and task specificity of self-paced timing in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Self-paced tempo (intertap interval) and timing stability (coefficient of variation) were measured in three repetitive tasks—hand tapping, foot tapping, and jumping in place—in 37 children aged 6 to 9 years classified into gross motor impaired (GM), fine and gross motor impaired (F&G), or coordinated control (CC) groups. Results showed that, although tempo did not vary between coordination groups, timing stability for the hand was significantly worse for the F&G motor impaired group (p < .05). Discriminant function analysis correctly classified 75% of CC, 67% of F&G, and 67% of GM children. Although timing inconsistency of hand tapping identified a coordination subgroup, these tasks provide only moderate prediction of group membership.

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