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Developmental Coordination Disorder Learning Center

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Developmental coordination disorder is a childhood disorder marked by poor coordination and clumsiness.Roughly 6% of school-age children have some degree of developmental coordination disorder. Children with this disord...

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Symptoms
Children with developmental coordination disorder have difficulties with motor coordination compared to other childre...
Causes
Roughly 6% of school-age children have some degree of developmental coordination disorder. Children with this disorde...
Tests
Physical causes and other types of learning disabilities must be ruled out before the diagnosis can be confirmed.
Treatments
Physical education and perceptual motor training are the best approaches for treating coordination disorder.
Drugs
  • No Known Drug Therapy
Prevention
Affected families should make every effort to recognize existing problems early and have them treated. Early treatme...
Doctor Specialties
Call for an appointment with a health care provider if you are concerned about your child's development.

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