DCD Flashcards
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DCD
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- developmental coordination disorder
- motor coordination disorder markedly below expected levels for child’s age and intelligence
- significantly interferes with academic achievement/ADLs
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DCD Prevalence
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- 5% of school aged children
- higher in preterm populations
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Diagnosis
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- motor impairment and/or motor skill delay significantly impacting child’s ability to perform age appropriate activities
- adequate opportunities for experience/practice provided
- no other explanation
4
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Clinical manifestations
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- delays in motor milestones
- dropping things
- clumsiness
- poor performance in sports
- poor handwriting
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Cause
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- no specific pathologic process or single neuroanatomic site
- could be: cerebellar, impaired feed forward model, mirror neurons
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Associated Disorders
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- intellectual disability
- ADHD
- Learning Disability
- Speech/Articulation Difficulties
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Prognosis
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- don’t “grow out of” DCD
- engage in less vigorous play, spend more time alone and less time in team play
- risk for dev: neg physical, social, emotional, behavioral and mental health consequences
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Impairments
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- sensory/perceptual
- motor deficits
- motor control deficits
- motor learning deficits
- physical (fatigue, weakness)
- social/emotional/behavioral
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Sensory/perceptual Impairments
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- visual feedback managed differently and processed more slowly
- deficiencies in kinesthetic processing
- poor proprioceptive function
- rely on visual feedback
10
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Motor Deficits
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- move akwardly, slowly, rigid/jerky
- bump into people/objects
- poor balance
- trip and fall
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Motor Control Deficits
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- inappropriate/ineffective muscular activation and sequencing
- less effective method of muscular organization
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Motor Learning Deficits
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- limited movement repertoir
- lack adaptability and flexibility in movements
- variability and inconsistency in motor performance
- unable to correct movement patterns
13
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Physical Impairments
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- fatigue, lack energy
- decreased strength
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Social/Emotional/Behavioral Impairments
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- quiet
- withdrawn
- avoidance
- acting out
- low frustration tolerance
- decreased motivation
- poor self-esteem
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Activity Limitations
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- slow, clumsy gait
- difficulty with self-care
- difficulty with classroom fine motor skills (handwriting)
- delayed and poor quality gross motor skills
- delayed oral-motor skills
