Motor development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Objective: To compare both global and specific domains of motor development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with that of typically developing children. Methods: Two hundred children (50 children with clinical diagnoses of ADHD, according to the DSM-IV-TR and 150 typi...

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Main Authors: Neto, F., Goulardins, J., Rigoli, Daniela, Piek, Jan, de Oliveira, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Associacao Brasileira de Psiquiatria 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32488
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author Neto, F.
Goulardins, J.
Rigoli, Daniela
Piek, Jan
de Oliveira, J.
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Piek, Jan
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description Objective: To compare both global and specific domains of motor development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with that of typically developing children. Methods: Two hundred children (50 children with clinical diagnoses of ADHD, according to the DSM-IV-TR and 150 typically developing controls), aged 5 to 10 years, participated in this crosssectional study. The Motor Development Scale was used to assess fine and global motricity, balance, body schema, and spatial and temporal organization. Results: Between-group testing revealed statistically significant differences between the ADHD and control groups for all domains. The results also revealed a deficit of nearly two years in the motor development of children with ADHD compared with the normative sample. Conclusion: The current study shows that ADHD is associated with a delay in motor development when compared to typically developing children. The results also suggested difficulties in certain motor areas for those with ADHD. These results may point to plausible mechanisms underlying the relationship between ADHD and motor difficulties.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-324882017-09-13T15:23:54Z Motor development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Neto, F. Goulardins, J. Rigoli, Daniela Piek, Jan de Oliveira, J. Objective: To compare both global and specific domains of motor development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with that of typically developing children. Methods: Two hundred children (50 children with clinical diagnoses of ADHD, according to the DSM-IV-TR and 150 typically developing controls), aged 5 to 10 years, participated in this crosssectional study. The Motor Development Scale was used to assess fine and global motricity, balance, body schema, and spatial and temporal organization. Results: Between-group testing revealed statistically significant differences between the ADHD and control groups for all domains. The results also revealed a deficit of nearly two years in the motor development of children with ADHD compared with the normative sample. Conclusion: The current study shows that ADHD is associated with a delay in motor development when compared to typically developing children. The results also suggested difficulties in certain motor areas for those with ADHD. These results may point to plausible mechanisms underlying the relationship between ADHD and motor difficulties. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32488 10.1590/1516-4446-2014-1533 Associacao Brasileira de Psiquiatria fulltext
spellingShingle Neto, F.
Goulardins, J.
Rigoli, Daniela
Piek, Jan
de Oliveira, J.
Motor development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
title Motor development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
title_full Motor development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
title_fullStr Motor development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
title_full_unstemmed Motor development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
title_short Motor development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
title_sort motor development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32488