TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Case Study: Developmental Coordination Disorder
A1  - Anderson, Deborah
A2  - Effgen, Susan K.
PY  - 2013
T2  - Meeting the Physical Therapy Needs of Children
AB  - Children  who  have  developmental  coordination  disorder  (DCD)  have  previously  been  given  a  wide  variety  of  diagnoses,  including  but  not  limited  to  developmental  apraxia,  motor  impaired,  clumsy  child  syndrome,  perceptual  motor  difficulties,  and  sensory  integrative  dysfunction  (Baxter,  2012;  Blank,  Smits-Engelsman,  Polatajko,  &  Wilson,  2012;  Sugden  &  Chambers,  2005;  Barnhart,  Davenport,  Epps,  &  Nordquist,  2003;).  Over  the  past  several  years,  physicians,  therapists,  and  school  personnel  have  identified  common  characteristics  that  apply  to  most  of  these  children.  Common  characteristics  include  but  are  not  limited  to  low  muscle  tone,  balance  deficits,  awkward  running  pattern,  difficulty  following  two-  to  three-step  motor  commands,  learning  difficulties,  poor  interactive  play  skills,  perceptual  deficits,  slower  response  time,  and  decreased  fitness  levels  (Blank  et  al.,  2012;  Cairney  Hay,  Veldhuizen,  &  Faught,  2011;  Sugden  &  Chambers,  2005).  In  1994,  the  American  Psychiatric  Association  (APA)  identified  a  Diagnostic  and  Statistical  Manual  of  Mental  Disorders  (DSM-IV)  diagnostic  category  for  DCD  for  children  who  meet  the  following  three  qualifying  conditions:  (1)  marked  impairment  in  development  of  motor  coordination,  (2)  impairment  that  interferes  with  academic  achievement  or  activities  of  daily  living  (ADL),  and  (3)  coordination  difficulties  that  are  not  due  to  a  general  medical  condition  or  pervasive  developmental  disorder  (APA,  1994).  In  2000,  the  DSM-  IV  was  updated  to  include  “If  mental  retardation  is  present,  the  motor  difficulties  are  in  excess  of  those  usually  associated  with  it,”  (APA,  2000).  
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PB  - F. A. Davis Company
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1134004248
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