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[Developmental coordination disorder: relations between deficits in movement and cognition]

Julia Kastner1, F Petermann

  • 1Universität Bremen, Zentrum für Klinische Psychologie und Rehabilitation, Bremen. kastner@uni-bremen.de

Klinische Padiatrie
|January 20, 2010
PubMed

Insights

Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) show consistent below-average scores on all WISC-IV cognitive indices. This indicates the WISC-IV is effective for identifying cognitive deficits associated with DCD.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Context:

  • Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is frequently associated with cognitive deficits.
  • Previous research highlights impairments in visual perception, memory, and processing speed in children with DCD.
  • The WISC-IV is a standardized cognitive assessment tool.

Purpose:

  • To investigate specific performance profiles of children with DCD on the WISC-IV.
  • To determine if the WISC-IV can effectively identify cognitive deficits in children with DCD.

Summary:

  • Forty children diagnosed with DCD (using Movement ABC-2) were compared to a matched control group using the WISC-IV.
  • Children with DCD exhibited a homogenous performance profile, scoring below average across all four WISC-IV indices: verbal comprehension, perception reasoning, working memory, and processing speed.
  • General IQ scores were also significantly lower in the DCD group.

Impact:

  • The WISC-IV is a suitable instrument for detecting cognitive deficits in children with DCD in clinical settings.
  • Findings support the use of the WISC-IV in the comprehensive assessment of children with DCD.
  • This research aids in understanding the cognitive profile associated with DCD, informing targeted interventions.

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