Effect of comorbid developmental dyslexia on oculomotor behavior in children with developmental coordination disorder: A study with the Developmental Eye Movement test

Studies have suggested a dysfunction in oculomotor skills children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). It has been proposed that the Developmental Eye Movement (DEM) test is useful testing dyslexics' (DD) behavior during reading, simple and indirect manner. The present study aimed at exploring DCD as assessed DEM test. We thus compared to DD both order investigate specificity of difficulties, measured by Results showed 1) presented mild atypical performance (error z-score only), 2) particularly poor test, 3) co-morbid condition (DCD + DD) did not add severity In sum, were less affected according (isolated or comorbid) most performance. allow highlight clear atypicalities DCD. concluded more research using eye-tracking techniques needed explore nature children, distinguish behavior, understand profile dual diagnosis.