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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Sleep Medicine

Background:

  • Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD) affects everyday movement skills, academic achievement, and emotional well-being.
  • Children with DCD often exhibit higher anxiety rates than typically developing peers.
  • Sleep problems are common in other clinical populations, but sleep patterns in DCD are underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate and compare the sleep behaviors of children diagnosed with DCD against a control group of typically developing children.
  • To identify specific sleep disturbances associated with DCD.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 16 boys aged 8-12 with DCD (Movement ABC-2 Checklist scores <5th percentile) was compared to 16 age-matched typically developing controls (scores >15th percentile).
  • Parental completion of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire was used to assess sleep patterns in both groups.

Main Results:

  • Children with DCD exhibited significantly higher overall sleep disturbance scores compared to controls.
  • Specific issues identified in the DCD group included greater bedtime resistance, more frequent parasomnias, and increased daytime sleepiness.
  • No significant group differences were found in sleep onset delay, sleep duration, night wakings, or sleep-disordered breathing.

Conclusions:

  • Sleep patterns in children with DCD appear to be clinically significant and warrant further research.
  • Identifying sleep problems early in children with DCD can facilitate timely and appropriate clinical support.