ReviewArchives of disease in childhood2007
Dyspraxia or developmental coordination disorder? Unravelling the enigma.
Review in Archives of disease in childhood, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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48 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 255 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Task-oriented interventions for children with developmental co-ordination disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
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- Impaired attention and cognitive deficits associated with pain and autonomic symptoms in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a pilot study.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2026Article
- Manual Dexterity Abilities and Dual Tasking in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder and Typically Developing Children.Journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- Maternal Glycemia and Its Pattern Associated with Offspring Neurobehavioral Development: A Chinese Birth Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Awareness and Knowledge of Developmental Coordination Disorder Among Healthcare Professionals in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Differences in Praxis Errors in Autism Spectrum Disorder Compared to Developmental Coordination Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- History of learning disorders is associated with worse cognitive and functional outcomes in schizophrenia: results from the multicentric FACE-SZ cross-sectional dataset.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2023Article
- Auditory-Perceptual and Auditory-Motor Timing Abilities in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Scoping Review.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- A Feasibility Study of Bilateral Wrist Sensors for Measuring Motor Traits in Children With Autism.Perceptual and motor skills · 2022Article
- Motor performance, praxis, and social skills in autism spectrum disorder and developmental coordination disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2022Article
- What makes tics tick? Insights into Tourette syndrome.Biomedical journal · 2022Article
- Relationship Between Childhood Sensory Processing Differences and Quality of Life as Adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Understanding How Sensory Changes Experienced by Individuals with a Range of Age-Related Cognitive Changes Can Effect Technology Use.ACM transactions on accessible computing · 2022Article
- The unmet clinical needs of children with developmental coordination disorder.Pediatric research · 2021Article
- Shared Features or Co-occurrence? Evaluating Symptoms of Developmental Coordination Disorder in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Article
- The experiences of foundation doctors with dyspraxia: a phenomenological study.Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice · 2021Article
- Successful Application of an Insole with a Metatarsal Inhibition Bar and Deep Heel Cup for Improving Gait Dysfunction in a Patient with Poor Coordination with Disrupted Corticoreticular Tracts: A Case Report.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Influence of Visual Information and Sex on Postural Control in Children Aged 6-12 Years Assessed with Accelerometric Technology.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Dyspraxia is an enigma to many people, both professional and lay alike--what is it, how does it relate to developmental coordination disorder and associated conditions, how common is it, how is it recognised and diagnosed and how should it be managed? This article attempts to unravel this enigma by: dealing with the terminology of coordination difficulties from the "clumsy child syndrome" through "dyspraxia" to "developmental coordination disorder (DCD)"; briefly examining the debate as to whether dyspraxia or DCD should be regarded as a medical or social disorder; discussing the differential diagnosis of dyspraxia or DCD; considering the assessment of children with dyspraxia or DCD; reviewing the range of current treatment approaches in the UK.
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