Awareness about developmental coordination disorder

The present paper is designed to promote awareness of DCD outside the academic world. With a prevalence of 5-6% it is one of the most common disorders of child development. It is therefore surprising that so little is known about it among professionals in child healthcare and education. Parents have...

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Published inFrontiers in public health Vol. 12; p. 1345257
Main Authors Steenbergen, Bert, Valtr, Ludvík, Dunford, Carolyn, Prunty, Melissa, Bekhuis, Hidde, Temlali, Taha Yassine, van Abswoude, Femke, Lust, Jessica M, Warlop, Griet, Augustijn, Mireille, Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C M, Wilson, Peter H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 01.02.2024
Subjects
awareness
Child
Child Development
childhood
coordination
developmental
disorder
Educational Status
Humans
Motor Skills Disorders - epidemiology
Parents
Prevalence
Public Health
developmental
disorder
awareness
childhood
coordination
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Summary:The present paper is designed to promote awareness of DCD outside the academic world. With a prevalence of 5-6% it is one of the most common disorders of child development. It is therefore surprising that so little is known about it among professionals in child healthcare and education. Parents have expressed frustration about this lack of awareness, including the general public. The general aim of this paper was to describe those critical aspects of DCD that will promote awareness.
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Reviewed by: Melinda S. Warner, LifeStance Health, United States; Iona Novak, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Edited by: Deborah Sokol, Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis, United States
ISSN:2296-2565
2296-2565
DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1345257