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Misaki Mikami1,2, Tomoya Hirota3,4, Michio Takahashi5,6
1Department of Comprehensive Rehabilitation Science, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University, 66-1 Honcho, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan.
Child Psychiatry and Human Development
|June 13, 2020
Summary
Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) often exhibit sensory processing challenges, impacting motor skills. Identifying these sensory issues is crucial for understanding DCD and improving interventions.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Pediatrics
- Occupational Therapy
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) affects motor skill acquisition in children.
- Sensory processing is integral to motor control and daily functioning.
- Limited research exists on specific sensory profiles in preschoolers with DCD.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify distinct sensory processing profiles in preschoolers with DCD.
- To investigate the relationship between sensory processing deficits and motor coordination in this population.
Main Methods:
- Study included 63 preschoolers diagnosed with DCD and 106 typically developing controls.
- Sensory processing abilities were evaluated using the Sensory Profile questionnaire.
- Motor coordination was assessed in relation to sensory processing patterns and areas.
Main Results:
- Children with DCD showed significant differences in sensory processing patterns (low registration, sensitivity, avoiding) and areas (auditory, vestibular, touch, oral) compared to controls.
- Sensory sensitivity and avoiding patterns, along with touch and auditory processing issues, were associated with motor coordination difficulties in children with DCD.
- These findings highlight a link between sensory processing abnormalities and motor challenges in DCD.
Conclusions:
- Sensory processing abnormalities are prevalent in preschoolers with DCD.
- These sensory deficits may play a role in the underlying mechanisms of DCD.
- Routine assessment of sensory processing is recommended for children diagnosed with DCD.
Keywords:
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