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Can Gymnastic Teacher Predict Leisure Activity Preference among Children with Developmental Coordination Disorders (DCD)?
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Engel-Yeger, Batya; Hanna-Kassis, Amany; Rosenblum, Sara – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The aims of the study were to analyze: (1) whether significant differences exist between children with typical development and children with developmental coordination disorders (DCD) in their preference to participate in leisure activities (2) whether the teacher estimation of activity form (TEAF) evaluation predicts participation preference.…
Descriptors: Children, Leisure Time, Recreational Activities, Developmental Disabilities
Can the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Test Be the "Gold Standard" for the Motor Assessment of Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder?
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Venetsanou, Fotini; Kambas, Antonis; Ellinoudis, Theodoros; Fatouros, Ioannis; Giannakidou, Dimitra; Kourtessis, Thomas – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is an important risk factor in the development of children that can have a significant academic and social impact. This reinforces the need for its timely identification using appropriate assessment methods and accurate screening tests. The commonly used standardized motor test for the DCD identification…
Descriptors: Test Results, Screening Tests, Identification, Risk
The Development and Standardization of the Adult Developmental Co-Ordination Disorders/Dyspraxia Checklist (ADC)
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Kirby, Amanda; Edwards, Lisa; Sugden, David; Rosenblum, Sara – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD), also known as Dyspraxia in the United Kingdom (U.K.), is a developmental disorder affecting motor co-ordination. In the past this was regarded as a childhood disorder, however there is increasing evidence that a significant number of children will continue to have persistent difficulties into adulthood.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Adults, Check Lists
Competence of People with Intellectual Disabilities on Using Human-Computer Interface
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Wong, Alex W. K.; Chan, Chetwyn C. H.; Li-Tsang, Cecilia W. P.; Lam, Chow S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
We investigated the task processes which hinder people with intellectual disabilities (ID) when using the human-computer interface. This involved testing performance on specific computer tasks and conducting detailed analyses of the task demands imposed on the participants. The interface used by Internet Explorer (IE) was standardized into 16…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Screening Tests, Visual Acuity, Computer Interfaces
The Effectiveness of Exercise Intervention on Inhibitory Control in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: Using a Visuospatial Attention Paradigm as a Model
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Tsai, Chia-Liang – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) have been demonstrated to show a deficit of inhibitory control in volitional shifts of attention. The aim of this study was to use ecological intervention to investigate the efficacy of table-tennis training on treating both problems with attentional networks and motor disorder in children…
Descriptors: Racquet Sports, Intervention, Inhibition, Foreign Countries
Developmental Coordination Disorder and Other Motor Control Problems in Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Kopp, Svenny; Beckung, Eva; Gillberg, Christopher – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Examine the rate, predictors, and effect on daily life skills of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and other motor control difficulties in school age girls with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in preschool age girls with ASD referred to a neuropsychiatric clinic, and in a community…
Descriptors: Females, Autism, Screening Tests, Pervasive Developmental Disorders