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Cognitive strategy generation in children with developmental coordination disorder.
Claire A Sangster1, Claire Beninger, Helene J Polatajko
1Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK. cas76@cam.ac.uk
Summary
Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) helps children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) improve their use of cognitive strategies. This approach aids in solving occupational performance problems, showing promise for DCD intervention.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Occupational Therapy
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Cognitive Psychology
Background:
- Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) affects movement quality and occupational performance.
- Children with DCD may struggle with cognitive strategy use for problem-solving.
- Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) is a strategy-based intervention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate cognitive strategy use in children with DCD.
- To determine if CO-OP improves cognitive strategy use in this population.
Main Methods:
- Video-recorded sessions of 18 school-aged children with DCD were observed.
- Frequency and types of cognitive strategies employed were systematically scored.
Main Results:
- Significant changes in the types and frequency of cognitive strategies were observed.
- Differences were noted both within and between participant groups.
Conclusions:
- Findings support CO-OP as a beneficial cognitively-based approach for children with DCD.
- Further research with larger samples is needed to fully elucidate CO-OP's impact on strategy use in DCD.