Motor imagery skills of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Developmental Coordination Disorder

Williams, Jacqueline; Omizzolo, Cristina; Galea, Mary P.; Vance, Alasdair

doi:10.1016/j.humov.2012.08.003

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“…However, Williams et al 35 have recommended that the motor impairment in ADHD should not be dismissed as a by-product of inattention. The previous version of the DSM-IV-TR considered that motor problems were usually caused by distractibility and impulsiveness rather than by motor impairment.…”

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Motor development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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Goulardins

Rigoli

et al. 2015

Braz. J. Psychiatry

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Objective: To compare both global and specific domains of motor development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with that of typically developing children. Methods: Two hundred children (50 children with clinical diagnoses of ADHD, according to the DSM-IV-TR and 150 typically developing controls), aged 5 to 10 years, participated in this crosssectional study. The Motor Development Scale was used to assess fine and global motricity, balance, body schema, and spatial and temporal organization. Results: Between-group testing revealed statistically significant differences between the ADHD and control groups for all domains. The results also revealed a deficit of nearly two years in the motor development of children with ADHD compared with the normative sample. Conclusion: The current study shows that ADHD is associated with a delay in motor development when compared to typically developing children. The results also suggested difficulties in certain motor areas for those with ADHD. These results may point to plausible mechanisms underlying the relationship between ADHD and motor difficulties.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Motor development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Neto

Goulardins

Rigoli

et al. 2015

Braz. J. Psychiatry

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“…Moreover, other motor imagery tasks using chronometry paradigms also provide insight into the impaired perception of timing and poor motor performance in DCD [36,84].…”

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Using the ICF Framework to Explore the Multiple Interacting Factors Associated with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Ferguson

Jelsma

Versfeld

et al. 2014

Curr Dev Disord Rep

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Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is classified as a heterogeneous disorder of motor learning and functioning. The purpose of this paper is to critically analyse the current knowledge of DCD using the International Classification of Functioning and Disability Framework (ICF) model of disability. Since DCD is diagnosed on the basis of functional problems, we discuss the relationships between known activity limitations and participation restrictions, impairments of body structure and function, and contextual factors associated with these functional limitations. We conclude that the manifestation of both the primary and secondary problems seen in DCD are dependent on the integrity, capacity and adaptability of cognitive and neuromotor structures. We assert that personal and environmental factors either facilitate or restrict skill acquisition and learning. Understanding the interaction between individual and contextual factors is, thus, fundamental to designing interventions that address primary functional problems and ameliorate the development of health and psychosocial impairments in DCD.

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“…Consistent with other neurodevelopmental disorders, DCD is phenotypically heterogeneous, with up to 69% of children meeting criteria for at least one other neurodevelopmental disorder,13 and approximately 50% of children with DCD being diagnosed with ADHD 14 18. The aetiology behind this extensive comorbidity is not well understood, but evidence suggests that there may be a shared genetic susceptibility underlying these neurodevelopmental disorders 15 19.…”

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confidence: 99%