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Authors

Dawne Larkin
Beth Hands, University of Notre Dame AustraliaFollow
Garth KendallFollow
Helen Parker, University of Notre Dame AustraliaFollow
Nick Sloan

Title

The Incidence and Implications of Diagnosed Problems in Adolescents Wtih DCD

Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

2007

Abstract

The widespread notion that many children with DCD have co-occuring problems has been linked with the notion of atypical brain development. Thus we would anticipate that more severe motor problems would be accompanied by more diagnosed problems such as language and intellectual problems. Much of the research has been done with clinical samples, here we present data from a population based sample. We explore the incidence of diagnosed problems in a large sample of adolescents with and without motor difficulties. We also address the question: do children with more severe (very low) motor difficulties have more co-occurring problems than children with mild (low) motor difficulties?

Comments

The abstract for this paper is noted in the Sobama Journal, Vol.12 (1) Supplement, 2007, p.262. Uploaded as a supplementary file.

Conference proceedings published in the Journal of the Brazilian Society of Adapted Motor Activity.

Powerpoints for this paper and related presentations under the topic of DCD in Teenagers also presented at the same conference are included as supplementary files.

Information on the 16th International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity may be accessed here

Recommended Citation

Larkin, D., Hands, B., Kendall, G., Parker, H., & Sloan, N. (2007). The incidence and implications of diagnosed problems in adolescents with DCD. Paper presented at the 16th International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity. Sao Paulo University, Rio Claro, Brazil, 24-28 July.