Children with developmental coordination disorder are equally able to generate force but show more variability than typically developing children

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 296-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bouwien C.M. Smits-Engelsman ◽  
Yvonne Westenberg ◽  
Jacques Duysens
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Coordination Disorder

Nature of Spatial Coupling in Children With and Without Developmental Coordination Disorder in Ball Catching

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eryk P. Przysucha ◽  
Brian K.V. Maraj
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Spatial Relations ◽  
Temporal Organization ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Spatial Coupling ◽  
Functionally Diverse ◽  
Individual Profiles ◽  
Coordination Disorder

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 at intralimb level of coordination. Typically developing children coupled and decoupled the respective spatial relations, whereas the majority of children with DCD segmented their actions. At interlimb level, both groups exhibited a comparable degree of spatial symmetry. However, individual profiles also showed that children with varying degrees of movement issues exhibited movement patterns that were qualitatively and functionally diverse. Overall, in the context of previous research on interlimb coordination it appears that spatial, in addition to temporal organization, may be jeopardized in at least some children with DCD.

Ball Catching Performance in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

2004 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 348-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilde Van Waelvelde ◽  
Willy De Weerdt ◽  
Paul De Cock ◽  
Bouwien C.M. Smits-Engelsman ◽  
Wim Peersman
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Development ◽  
Movement Strategies ◽  
Coordination Disorder

The aim of this study was to compare the quality of ball catching performance of children with DCD to the performance of younger typically developing children. The outcome measures used were a modified ball catching item of the Test of Gross Motor Development and the number of grasping errors in a ball catching test. In the study, children with DCD were matched with younger typically developing children according to gender and the number of caught balls in the ball catching test. Children with DCD made significantly more grasping errors and scored significantly lower on the modified TGMD-item. Children with DCD were not only delayed in ball catching but they also seemed to use different movement strategies compared to younger typically developing children.

Symptoms of anxiety and depression in schoolchildren with and without developmental coordination disorder

2019 ◽  
pp. 135910531987825
Author(s):  
Tatiane Targino Gomes Draghi ◽  
Jorge Lopes Cavalcante Neto ◽  
Eloisa Tudella
Keyword(s):  
Motor Performance ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Child Depression Inventory ◽  
Movement Assessment ◽  
Coordination Disorder ◽  
Brazilian Children

We examined whether reported higher frequencies of anxiety and depression symptoms are related to the presence of developmental coordination disorder in school-age Brazilian children. A total of 272 children were assigned to six groups according to age and motor performance. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition evaluated the motor performance. The Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale and the Child Depression Inventory assessed anxiety and depression symptoms, respectively. Brazilian children are at high risk for anxiety, regardless of motor performance and age. However, children with developmental coordination disorder report significantly more depressive symptomatology in 10–12 years compared to typically developing children.

scholarly journals Comparison of Health Outcomes Among Children with Different Levels of Motor Competence

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel V. Chagas ◽  
Luiz Alberto Batista
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Muscular Strength ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Skinfold Thickness ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Motor Competence ◽  
Coordination Disorder

AbstractWhile evidence suggests that children with the developmental coordination disorder (DCD) have worse health outcomes than their typically developing peers, it remains unclear whether children with low motor competence but without DCD are also characterized by worse health outcomes than those with average motor competence. The main purpose of this study was to compare health outcomes between children with low motor competence without DCD and those with average motor competence.The total of 127 children aged 12–14 years were recruited. Motor competence, physical activity, flexibility, and muscular strength/endurance were assessed with, respectively, the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder, a validated self-administered questionnaire, sit-and-reach, and sit-up 60s tests. Skinfold thickness was measured to assess the children’s adiposity. Multivariate analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann-Whitney tests were performed.Children with average motor competence had lower body fat percentage and higher levels of physical activity and muscular strength/endurance than the groups with low (Our findings suggest that children with low motor competence without DCD have worse health outcomes than their peers with average motor competence. We suggest that both the development of motor competence and improvement of health outcomes should be targeted during childhood and adolescence by health professionals.

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