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Detection and prevalence of motor skill disorders
Snezana J Nikolić1, Danijela D Ilić-Stosović
1Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
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This study assessed motor skill disorders in 1165 children aged 6.5-11 years. Results show significant prevalence of coordination, balance, and neuromaturation delays, influenced by age and gender.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Pediatrics
- Motor Development Research
- Child Psychology
Background:
- Motor skill disorders impact children's development and learning.
- Understanding the prevalence and types of these disorders is crucial for early intervention.
- Neuromaturation, coordination, and balance are key areas of motor development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the prevalence and characteristics of motor skill disorders.
- To investigate motor development in neuromaturation, coordination, and balance.
- To analyze the influence of age and gender on these motor deficits.
Main Methods:
- Evaluated 1165 children aged 6.5 to 11 years.
- Utilized Levine tests, Ozeretski's motoric test, and the ACADIA test.
- Assessed neuromaturation, coordination, and balance functioning.
Main Results:
- Coordination disorders: 37.3%
- Disharmonic lateralization: 59.5%
- Balance disorders: 28.7%
- Neuromaturation malfunction: 38.9%
- Age and gender significantly influenced motor development delays.
Conclusions:
- Motor skill disorders are prevalent in school-aged children.
- Neuromaturation, coordination, and balance are frequently affected.
- Early identification and intervention are essential, considering age and gender factors.
Abstract:
The main goal of this research was to establish the prevalence, form of manifestation, level and kind of motor skill disorders in three area of motor development functioning: neuromaturation, coordination and balance. The sample included 1165 children, between 6.5 and 11 years of age. The protocol was constructed and contained tests for the evaluation of neuromaturation, coordination and balance based on Levine tests [Levine, D. M. (1980). The child with learning disabilities. In P. A. Sheiner, The practical management of the developmental disabled child. Toronto-London: C.V Mosby Company], Ozeretski's motoric test (1975) and ACADIA test (Atkinson, Johnston, & Lindsay, 1981). Extracted coordination disorders were noticed in 37.3%, disharmonic lateralization in 59.5%, balance disorders in 28.7%, and the malfunction of neuromaturation, in 38.9% of the total sample. The findings indicate a significant influence of the age of the pupils on the prevalence of symptoms of delaying in neuromaturation development, disbalance and dyscoordination, as well as the influence of the gender of the pupils on the appearance of delaying in neuromaturation.
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