Developmental Coordination Disorder
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: W061
Diagnosis: Developmental Coordination Disorder
US Patients:
World Patients:
Sex Ratio: M4;W
Age Onset: Child
Brain Area:
Symptoms: children’s poor muscular coodination that most of them grow out of, poor short-term memory for procedures
Progression: (Jim Lohr: Apparently this is primarily with coordination and use of arms, wrists and hands.)
Causes: 50% have ADHD, may be “oversensitive” to textures, touch, hearing, etc. , poor visual-spatial memory
Medications:
Therapies: physical therapy and occupational therapy
Youtube Video: Developmental Coordination Disorder
Youtube Video:
The Adolescent with DCD
Youtube Video:
My Friend, Josh, Has DCD.
Amazon or Library Book: Dyspraxia: A Parent’s Guide . .
Click the book to link or buy from Amazon.
Support Group: dyspraxia.org (Dyspraxia includes children
having difficulty coordinating motor skills and fine motor skills.)
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
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- Defective Neurogenesis in Lowe Syndrome is Caused by Mitochondria Loss and Cilia-related Sonic Hedgehog Defectsby Chien-Hui Lo on November 18, 2024
Human brain development is a complex process that requires intricate coordination of multiple cellular and developmental events. Dysfunction of lipid metabolism can lead to neurodevelopmental disorders. Lowe syndrome (LS) is a recessive X-linked disorder associated with proximal tubular renal disease, congenital cataracts and glaucoma, and central nervous system developmental delays. Mutations in OCRL, which encodes an inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase, lead to the development of LS. The...
- Clinical whole Exome Sequencing Reveals Novel Homozygous Missense Variant in the PMPCA Gene causing Autosomal Recessive Spinocerebellar Ataxiaby Hala Abubaker Bagabir on November 18, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: Identified phenotype in our case was similar as previously described for SCAR2 related conditions. To our knowledge, this is the first reported mutation in PMPCA gene leading to SCAR2 in Saudi Arabia. These findings will enrich the scarce literature, further provide a new insight on the role of PMPCA gene-related disorders leading to SCAR2 and expand the disease concept. In addition, this will help to establish a database for the disease and its causative factors will further help...
- Neurodevelopment at Age 9 Years Among Children Born at 32 to 36 Weeks' Gestationby Jeanie L Y Cheong on November 18, 2024
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this longitudinal cohort study of children born MLP, neurodevelopmental challenges persisted into school age. An assessment at age 2 years may assist in identifying children born MLP who are at risk of school-age impairments.
- Assessment of early attention in an Italian cohort of preschooler preterm children using the Early Childhood Attention Batteryby Giorgia Coratti on November 15, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: The battery effectively detects attentional deficits in preterm children. Early detection and targeted insights support tailored educational interventions. By focusing on specific attention skills, the battery guides clinicians in choosing individualized or group activities based on areas most affected.