Subtypes of developmental coordination disorder: research on their nature and etiology.

Abstract

Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) are a group embracing clumsiness and developmental dyspraxia. Our study provides a better understanding of the nature of DCD and its etiology, and identifies subtypes of dyspraxia. Forty-three children with DCD (5-15 years) were enrolled on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed. [DSM-IV-TR]; American Psychiatric Association, 2000) criteria. Extensive standardized evaluations were conducted. We distinguished from two patterns of "pure" developmental dyspraxia: ideomotor and visual-spatial/visual-constructional, and mix dyspraxia with more co-morbidities. Our study provides a better understanding of the nature of DCD, and sheds light on its etiology and brain dysfunction, so as to identify subtypes of developmental DCD/dyspraxia with specific clinical criteria.

• Authors: Laurence Vaivre-Douret, Christophe Lalanne, Isabelle Ingster-Moati, Nathalie Boddaert, Dominique Cabrol, Jean-Louis Dufier, Bernard Golse, Bruno Falissard
• Journal: Developmental neuropsychology (Dev Neuropsychol) Vol. 36 Issue 5 Pg. 614-43 ( 2011) ISSN: 1532-6942 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 21667364 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Apraxias (classification, diagnosis, etiology)
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Motor Skills Disorders (classification, diagnosis, etiology)
• Neuropsychological Tests