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Reaching to Throw Compared to Reaching to Place: A Comparison across Individuals with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder
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Wilmut, Kate; Byrne, Maia; Barnett, Anna L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
When picking up an object, adults show a longer deceleration phase when the onward action has a greater precision requirement. Tailoring action in this way is thought to need forward modelling in order to predict the consequences of movement. Some evidence suggests that young children also tailor reaching in this way; however, how this skill…
Descriptors: Physics, Psychomotor Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Physical Disabilities
Neonatal Stroke Causes Poor Midline Motor Behaviors and Poor Fine and Gross Motor Skills during Early Infancy
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Chen, Chao-Ying; Lo, Warren D.; Heathcock, Jill C. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Upper extremity movements, midline behaviors, fine, and gross motor skills are frequently impaired in hemiparesis and cerebral palsy. We investigated midline toy exploration and fine and gross motor skills in infants at risk for hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Eight infants with neonatal stroke (NS) and thirteen infants with typical development (TD)…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Infants
Foot-Ground Interaction during Upright Standing in Children with Down Syndrome
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Pau, Massimiliano; Galli, Manuela; Crivellini, Marcello; Albertini, Giorgio – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This study aimed to quantitatively characterize the main foot-ground contact parameters during static upright standing and to assess foot evolution with increasing age in young individuals affected by Down syndrome (DS). To this end, 99 children with DS of mean age 9.7 (1.7) were tested using a pressure sensitive mat, and the raw data were…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Children, Age Differences, Child Development
Activity Participation Intensity Is Associated with Skeletal Development in Pre-Pubertal Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder
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Tsang, William W. N.; Guo, X.; Fong, Shirley S. M.; Mak, Kwok-Kei; Pang, Marco Y. C. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Purpose: This study aimed (1) to compare the skeletal maturity and activity participation pattern between children with and without developmental coordination disorder (DCD); and (2) to determine whether activity participation pattern was associated with the skeletal development among children with DCD. Materials and methods: Thirty-three children…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Multiple Regression Analysis
Correlation between Dental Maturation and Chronological Age in Patients with Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, and Down Syndrome
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Diz, P.; Limeres, J.; Salgado, A. F. P.; Tomas, I.; Delgado, L. F.; Vazquez, E.; Feijoo, J. F. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Determining a child's chronological age and stage of maturation is particularly important in fields such as paediatrics, orthopaedics, and orthodontics, as well as in forensic and anthropological studies. Some systemic conditions can cause abnormal physiological maturation, and skeletal maturation is usually more delayed than dental maturation.…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Age, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy
Comorbidity of Motor and Language Impairments in Preschool Children of Taiwan
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Cheng, Hsiang-Chun; Chen, Hung-Yi; Tsai, Chia-Liang; Chen, Yung-Jung; Cherng, Rong-Ju – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Comorbidity of motor and speech/language impairments was investigated in 363 preschool children between the ages of 5 and 6 years (boys: 205, age 6.04 plus or minus 0.48 years; girls: 158, age 5.98 plus or minus 0.53 years). The children were sampled from two municipals of Taiwan, and were determined to present no apparent neurological,…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Language Tests, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries
Detection and Prevalence of Motor Skill Disorders
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Nikolic, Snezana J.; Ilic-Stosovic, Danijela D. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The main goal of this research was to establish the prevalence, form of manifestation, level and kind of motor skill disorders in three area of motor development functioning: neuromaturation, coordination and balance. The sample included 1165 children, between 6.5 and 11 years of age. The protocol was constructed and contained tests for the…
Descriptors: Incidence, Learning Disabilities, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development