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.

scholarly journals GROSS MOTOR SKILLS CURRENT LEVEL ON CHILDREN LIVING IN TIRANA EVALUATED BY PARENT SELF REPORT QUESTIONAIRE (DCD)

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Enis Bellova ◽  
Afrim Bilali
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Current Level ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Small Ball ◽  
Gross Motor Skills ◽  
Coordination Disorder

The purpose of the study is to estimate the current level of gross motor skills of the children living in Tirana. The number of participants were 205 children (99 girls and 106 boys) between the ages 5 years to 8 years. The evaluation of gross motor skills was done by the developmental coordination disorder questionnaire (DCDQ) fulfilled by the parents or educators. The result of the study showed that 67.5 % of boys and 76.1 % of girls throw the ball in a controlled and accurate fashion while 55.5 % of boys and 61.3 % of girls have the skill to catch a small ball (5 scale= extremely like my child). Results show that 64.9% of children perform running easily while by gender only 65% of boys and 62.9 % of girls.

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.

scholarly journals Neuroergonomic Assessment of Developmental Coordination Disorder

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn Joshi ◽  
Benjamin Weedon ◽  
Patrick Esser ◽  
Yan-Ci Liu ◽  
Daniella Springett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Coordination ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Behavioral Performance ◽  
Cognitive Disability ◽  
Motor Tasks ◽  
Motor Cognition ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Neural Efficiency ◽  
The Right ◽  
Coordination Disorder

Abstract Until recently, neural assessments of gross motor coordination could not reliably handle active tasks, particularly in realistic environments, and offered a narrow understanding of motor-cognition. By applying a comprehensive neuroergonomic approach using optical mobile neuroimaging, we demonstrated the broader capability for ecologically relevant neural evaluations for the “difficult-to-diagnose” Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), a motor-learning deficit affecting 5-6% of children with lifelong complications. We confirmed that DCD is not an intellectual, but a motor-cognitive disability, as gross motor /complex tasks revealed neuro-hemodynamic deficits and dysfunction within the right middle and superior frontal gyri of the Prefrontal Cortex. Furthermore, by incorporating behavioral performance, aberrant patterns of neural efficiency in these regions were revealed in DCD children, specifically during motor tasks. Lastly, we provide a framework, evaluating disorder impact in real-world contexts to identify those for whom interventional approaches are most needed and open the door for precision therapies.

Neural underpinnings of impaired predictive motor timing in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 1478-1487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Debrabant ◽  
Freja Gheysen ◽  
Karen Caeyenberghs ◽  
Hilde Van Waelvelde ◽  
Guy Vingerhoets
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Motor Timing ◽  
Neural Underpinnings ◽  
Coordination Disorder

Teaching Landing to Children with and Without Developmental Coordination Disorder

1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawne Larkin ◽  
Helen E. Parker
Keyword(s):  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Knee Angle ◽  
Coordination Problems ◽  
Joint Range Of Motion ◽  
Joint Range ◽  
Coordination Disorder ◽  
Straight Ahead

This study investigated landing patterns of children aged 7–9 years with either developmental coordination disorder (DCD) or without coordination problems (NC). Initially, 16 DCD and 15 NC children were videotaped performing two-foot landings from a height of 21.5 cm onto a force platform sampling at 500 Hz. Each landing was videotaped at 60 Hz. Regression modeling of the data identified that 72% of peak maximum loading force was explained by landing time, knee angle at touchdown, and hip joint range of motion. Dis-criminant function analysis using landing force, landing time and lower limb joint kinematic variables reliably separated the groups. In the second part, 12 DCD and 10 NC children participated in 6 weekly landing lessons. The only significant adjustment produced by the program was a decrease in the range of motion at the hip in response to instructions to look straight ahead and sit into the landing.

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