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Kate Wilmut1, Janice H Brown, John P Wann
1School of Psychology, University of Reading, Berkshire, UK. k.wilmut@rdg.ac.uk
Disability and Rehabilitation
|March 17, 2007
Summary
Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) struggle with attention allocation during motor tasks. This impacts their ability to initiate and accurately perform movements, affecting visuo-motor integration.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Developmental Psychology
- Motor Control
Background:
- Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) exhibit challenges in attentional strategy development.
- Understanding attention allocation is crucial for addressing motor deficits in DCD.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate attention allocation and visuo-spatial/motor system integration in children with DCD.
- To compare DCD children's performance in motor (look+hit) and motor-free (look) tasks.
Main Methods:
- Compared children with DCD to three control groups.
- Measured saccade/hand movement latencies in gap and overlap trials.
- Assessed performance in tasks requiring only visual attention versus combined visual and motor responses.
Main Results:
- DCD children did not differ from controls in attention disengagement during the 'look' condition.
- In the 'look+hit' condition, DCD children exhibited prolonged attention disengagement, similar to younger controls.
- This suggests a specific deficit in attention allocation for action in DCD.
Conclusions:
- DCD children may have deficits in allocating attention for action, affecting movement speed and accuracy.
- Attention disengagement difficulties appear to contribute to visuo-motor integration problems in DCD.
- Findings highlight the role of attention in the motor challenges faced by children with DCD.
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