KINESIOL 3B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Visual Memory, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Muscle Tone
17 Jan 2017
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Dcd: neuro-developmental disorder that affects fine & gross motor coordination. It affects 5-6% of all school-aged children and is seldom recognized or diagnosed or can be misdiagnosed. Origins in fetal brain development, damage to cerebellum, parietal lobe, neonatal hypoxia. causing poor motor coordination, recognizing emotional cues, postural control, visual- spatial reasoning. Increased risk in premature or low birth weight children. Gender: boys more than girls (but referred more often bc boys should be good and sports. ) Gross motor: object manipulation, balance, awkward running pattern, frequent falling, dropping objects, imitating body positions, poor pa performance, hand-eye-coordination. Fine motor: (more seen in school in grade 1 & 2), handwriting= illegible, gripping objects, dressing: doing up buttons & zippers. Diagnostic criteria: acquisition and execution of coordinated motor skills is below the expected. Motor deficit significantly and persistently interferes with activities of daily living. Onset of symptoms is in early developmental period.
