Gestural interfaced-based computational tools can be more suitable than other kinds of interfaces during calligraphy education to children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. The touchless tools reduce difficulties with handwriting of these pupils because they do not require physical contact and they dispense efforts of fine motor skills needed to perform calligraphy. They also serve as a...

OBJECTIVE To identify perinatal and neonatal risk factors associated with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in very low birthweight children (VLBW: <1250 g). DESIGN Retrospective design with prospectively collected cohort. SETTING Neonatal Follow-Up Program, Vancouver, Canada. PATIENTS 157 VLBW children assessed at 4-5 years who were free of cerebral palsy or major neurological im...

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...

Motor and social difficulties are often found in children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and with developmental coordination disorder (DCD), to varying degrees. This study investigated the extent of overlap of these problems in children aged 7-10 years who had a diagnosis of either ASD or DCD, compared to typically-developing controls. Children completed motor and face processing assess...

The optimal viewing position (OVP) effect indicates that words are identified most quickly when the eyes fixate near word centre in alphabetic languages. In two studies, we tested OVP typically developing readers and children with developmental dyslexia (DD), coordination disorder (DCD) both disorders (DD + DCD), using a variable-viewing-position technique. Study 1 showed had developed highly a...

Handwriting difficulties were predominant among children with developmental coordination disorder. Poor muscle strength and pressure exerted by pen factors assessed the clinicians they play a role in determining handwriting efficiency. There is no empirical evidence on efficiency associated it for Indian The study aims evaluating grip performance Ten of age group 5-10 years disorder compared ty...

INTRODUCTION Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a common childhood disease, affecting roughly 5-6% of all school-aged children [1], characterised by deficits in learning and automating motor skills [2]. It can have a significant long-term social and academic impact on sufferers [3]. The role of specific brain areas in DCD has long been postulated from psychometric studies, with partic...

Factors shaping joint coordination during multijoint movements were studied using a one-handed ball-catching task. Typically developing (TD) boys between 9 and 12 yr of age, at which catching becomes consistently successful, and boys with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) of the same age participated in the study. The arm was initially stretched down. Catching was performed by flexing t...

The concept of a specific disorder of motor function has been recognized for at least a century, with a gradual increase in awareness of this condition among health professionals and researchers developing over the past 30 years or so. First recognized in DSM-III-R (American Psychiatric Association 1987) as clumsy child syndrome, a number of labels have been applied to the disorder, including d...

BACKGROUND Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a leading movement disorder in children that commonly involves poor postural control. Multisensory integration deficit, especially the inability to adaptively reweight to changing sensory conditions, has been proposed as a possible mechanism but with insufficient characterization. Empirical quantification of reweighting significantly advan...