Developmental Coordination DIsorder DCD

Question 1

Definition of DCD

Answer 1

• chornic condition in GM, postural and or FM performance that affects the child’s ability to perform skilled movements necessary for ADL and academic performance

Question 2

Diagnosis of DCD based on:

Answer 2

• motor impairment or delay impacting ability to perform age appropriate complex motor activities
• adequate opportunities for experience and practice have been provided
• no other explanation can be offered for the motor impairment

Question 3

Prognosis of DCD

Answer 3

• without intervention child does not “grow out of it”
• poor social , academic and physical competence
• social isolation
• poor behavior
• low self esteem
• decreased physical activity: incr obesity and poor cardiovascular health

Question 4

DCD sensory / perceptual deficits

Answer 4

• visual spatial processing and visual memory
• visual feedback processed more slowly
• deficient kinesthetic processing
• poor proprioceptive function
• strong reliance on visual feedback to guide task performance

Question 5

DCD motor deficts

Answer 5

• awkward and slow with rigid, jerky quality
• bump into objects/people
• trip and fall
• poor balance, especially with single limb stance
• decr muscle tone
• neurological soft signs

Question 6

DCD motor control deficits

Answer 6

• in effective neuromuscular strategies
• -muscular activation
• -sequencing
• stabilizing at joints

Question 7

DCD motor learning deficits

Answer 7

• limited movement repertoires
• poor adaptability
• unable to correct movement patterns through error detection or feedback
• difficulty adapting to situational demands

Question 8

DCD secondary impairments

Answer 8

• physical: fatigue, decr strength and power, obesity
• social/emotional: quiet and withdrawn at school, avoidance out in class, low frustration tolerance, decr motivation,, poor self esteem,,poor task initiation and completion

Question 9

origin of DCD

Answer 9

• studies showing lack f automatization of motor tasks when attentional demands incr
• cerebellum

-theories regarding impaired feed forward mechanism an dmotor imagery deficits–> posterior parietal cortex

Question 10

DCD activity limitations

Answer 10

• self care: tying shoes, managing juice boxes
• handwriting: awkward grasp with excessive pressure
• delays in riding a trike
• poorly coordinated, running , skipping, hopping, and jumping
• difficulty negotiating stairs

Question 11

clinical assessment tools for DCD

Answer 11

• parent report
• teacher checklists: movement ABC
• child report

Question 12

DEvelopmental coordination disorder quationnaire

Answer 12

• measures functional impact of motor coordination difficulties
• 5-15 y/o

Question 13

little DCDQ

-developmental coordination disorder quationnaire

Answer 13

• assessing motor skills in home and preschool environment aas well as during play
• 3-4 y/o

Question 14

DCD intervnetion

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• “Bottoms-up” addressing foundational skills
• -SI and NDT
• “top- down” emphasizing developmental of a skill rather than underlying skill components alone
• –task specific interventions, cognitive approaches

Question 15

task specifc approaches of interventions

Answer 15

• may be useful in teaching a specific skill

- child is encouraged to try a variety of solutions to the motor problem

Question 16

cognitive approaches of interventions

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• child with DCD may lack knowledge of how to approach a task, what is required for the task and how to develop strategies to use when learning and performing the motor task

Question 17

MATCH strategy

Answer 17

M- Modify the task
A- alter their expectations
T- teach strategies
C- change the environment
H- help by undertsanding