Quality of movement as predictor of ADHD: results from a prospective population study in 5- and 6-year-old children

• Published in: Developmental medicine and child neurology Vol. 44; no. 11; pp. 753 - 760
• Main Authors: Kroes, Mariëlle, Kessels, Alfons G H, Kalff, Ariane C, Feron, Frans J M, Vissers, Yvonne L J, Jolles, Jelle, Vles, Johan S H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.11.2002; Mac Keith Press
• Subjects: Attendance; Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - diagnosis; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Behavior Rating Scales; Child; Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis; Child, Preschool; Comorbidity; Control Groups; Elementary Schools; Family Structure; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Kindergarten; Male; Neurologic Examination; Original Articles; Personality Assessment; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Psychiatry; Psychomotor Disorders - diagnosis; Sampling; Self Control; Young Children; Youth

The aims of this prospective study were (1) to examine whether quantitative and/or qualitative aspects of motor performance in 5- to 6-year-old children can predict attention-deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 18 months later; (2) to investigate whether this relation is also present in opposition...