The unmet clinical needs of children with developmental coordination disorder.

CONCLUSIONS: This critical advocacy research highlights inconsistent and incorrect terminology and the challenges families experience in obtaining a diagnosis and adequate access to therapy for their child's movement difficulties.
IMPACT: This is the first comprehensive study to examine the challenges families experience gaining a diagnosis and therapy for their child with DCD. Families regularly experienced prolonged diagnosis; 45% waited between 2 and 4 years. There is no clear diagnostic pathway, with children more likely to be diagnosed with dyspraxia than the correct clinical diagnosis of DCD. More extensive implementation of the diagnostic guidelines into clinical practice is needed.
PMID: 33504966 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Pediatric Research - January 27, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Licari MK, Alvares GA, Bernie C, Elliott C, Evans KL, McIntyre S, Pillar SV, Reynolds JE, Reid SL, Spittle AJ, Whitehouse AJO, Zwicker JG, Williams J Tags: Pediatr Res Source Type: research