Developmental Coordination Disorder (Dcd) and the Role of Icts and Neurofeedback (Nf) for Training and Intervention

Abstract

DCD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects many levels of a person's functioning, displaying a multitude of features that persist throughout the person's life. Neurofeedback is a widely used form of non-invasive intervention that is implemented worldwide in non-DCD populations and is presented to be effective targeting a lot of difficulties and common features of DCD. The purpose of this literature review is to highlight the impact of NF showcasing several studies of its effectiveness to several populations with main key characteristics that are found to be presented also in DCD. In the introduction, the basic definitions concerning the concepts of DCD and neurofeedback are described and in the main part, an analysis of DCD is made to further investigate its key characteristics that aligns with other populations (especially ADHD) in which further investigation using neurofeedback is proposed due to its effectiveness.

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“…ASD, as has been reported in several studies, is a neurodevelopmental disorder, which presents an increased range, heterogeneity and comorbidity with many and various conditions (Fóthi & Lőrincz, 2020;Vilela et al, 2022;Pergantis & Drigas, 2023). One of its characteristics that is listed and examined in many studies is the fact that people with ASD seem to present increased levels of neurophysiological stress and anxiety disorders compared to the neurotypical population.…”

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