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Swim instruction for individuals with developmental coordination disorder - Grosse SJ.
Almost every swim teacher has encountered an individual who had difficulty learning to swim, whose movements appeared dissimilar from peers, or who needed to repeat swim course instructional levels many times. That individual might have had difficulty with... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Participation of soldiers with DCD in the military - Tal-Saban M, Ornoy A, Parush S.
Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a disorder affecting motor coordination which negatively impacts academic and daily activities in various environments. The military is a highly structured environment with limited freedom, placing high demand o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Motor Impairment Indicators Shown in Children With Autism Motor Impairment Indicators Shown in Children With Autism
White matter in the brains of children with autism was found to be distinct from the white matter in children with developmental coordination disorder.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - November 23, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

The effect of karate interventions on the motor proficiency of female adolescents with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) from high and low socio-economic status - Ghadiri F, O'Brien W, Soltani S, Faraji M, Bahmani M.
BACKGROUND: There is not a general consensus on the best type of intervention to improve the motor proficiency (MP) of adolescents with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Considering the effect of socio-economic status (SES) in relation to the MP o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

The effects of a visuo-motor and cognitive dual task on walking adaptability in children with and without developmental coordination disorder - Kuijpers R, Smulders E, Groen BE, Smits-Engelsman BCM, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MWG, Weerdesteyn V.
BACKGROUND: Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD-C) have motor coordination deficits which lead to difficulties in sports and play activities that require adaptations of the walking pattern. Sports and play often involve performing dual t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 9, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Effect of dual tasking on a dynamic balance task in children with and without DCD - Jelsma LD, Geuze RH, Fuermaier ABM, Tucha O, Smits-Engelsman BCM.
The purpose of this study was to compare performance of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and typically developing (TD) children in a dual task paradigm with a dynamic balance task on the Wii Fit as primary task and a concurrent cogni... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 23, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Working with children and adults with developmental coordination disorder
The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) have launched a quick guide about occupational therapy and the assessment and diagnosis of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in children and adults. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - August 4, 2021 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Preliminary genetic link to developmental coordination disorder, dyspraxia identified
(Oxford Brookes University) First genes linked to developmental coordination disorder. Discovery is the first step to understanding common childhood developmental condition. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Young adults with developmental coordination disorder adopt a different visual strategy during a hazard perception test for cyclists - Warlop G, Vansteenkiste P, Lenoir M, Deconinck FJA.
Cycling in traffic requires a combination of motor and perceptual skills while interacting with a dynamic and fast-changing environment. The inferior perceptual-motor skills in individuals with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) may put them at a hi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Pedestrians and Bicycles Source Type: news

Emotional and behavioral problems in Japanese preschool children with motor coordination difficulties: the role of autistic traits - Shirama A, Stickley A, Kamio Y, Nakai A, Takahashi H, Saito A, Haraguchi H, Kumazaki H, Sumiyoshi T.
This study examined whether coordination difficulties are associated with emoti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 15, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Children and young people's experiences of living with developmental coordination disorder/dyspraxia: study protocol for a qualitative evidence synthesis - O'Dea, Coote S, Robinson K.
Background Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) face significant challenges to deal with everyday activities due to underlying motor proficiency difficulties. These challenges affect children and young people's participation; that is, in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Link found between time perception, risk for developmental coordination disorder
(McMaster University) Neuroscientists at McMaster University have found a link between children who are at risk for developmental coordination disorder (DCD), a common condition that can cause clumsiness, and difficulties with time perception such as interpreting changes in rhythmic beats. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Early identification of children with/at risk of developmental coordination disorder: a scoping review - Lee EJ, Zwicker JG.
AIM: To summarize current evidence for early identification and motor-based intervention for children aged 5 years and younger with/at risk of developmental coordination disorder (DCD). METHOD: Using scoping review methodology and after duplicates ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 25, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Internalising symptoms in developmental coordination disorder: the indirect effect of everyday executive function - Omer S, Leonard HC.
BACKGROUND: Individuals with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) report elevated executive function (EF) difficulties and internalising symptoms. Previous research suggests EF is important for wellbeing, yet no research has examined its role in in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 30, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

The lived experience of crossing the road when you have developmental coordination disorder (DCD): the perspectives of parents of children with DCD and adults with DCD - Wilmut K, Purcell C.
Pedestrians are one of the most vulnerable groups at the roadside, furthermore, previous research has demonstrated perceptual-motor limitations in individuals with DCD which may put these individuals at even more at risk in the context of road crossing. Ho... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news