Developmental Coordination Disorder

Developmental Coordination Disorder

What is DCD?

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a motor skills disorder that affects five to six percent of all school-aged children. The ratio of boys to girls varies from 2:1 to 5:1, depending on the group studied. DCD occurs when a delay in the development of motor skills, or difficulty coordinating movements, results in a child being unable to perform common, everyday tasks. By definition, children with DCD do not have an identifiable medical or neurological condition that explains their coordination problems.

What kind of treatment is helpful?

https://caot.ca/document/6145/DCD_Treatment_InfoSheet_FNL.pdf

COOP Approach

https://www.icancoop.org/pages/the-co-op-approach-1

Get Ready-Do-Done

https://www.efpractice.com/getreadydodone