Awareness about developmental coordination disorder

The present paper is designed to promote awareness of DCD outside the academic world. With a prevalence of 5-6% it is one of the most common disorders of child development. It is therefore surprising that so little is known about it among professionals in child healthcare and education. Parents have...

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Published in:	Frontiers in public health Vol. 12; p. 1345257
Main Authors:	Steenbergen, Bert, Valtr, Ludvík, Dunford, Carolyn, Prunty, Melissa, Bekhuis, Hidde, Temlali, Taha Yassine, van Abswoude, Femke, Lust, Jessica M, Warlop, Griet, Augustijn, Mireille, Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C M, Wilson, Peter H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 01-02-2024
Subjects:	awareness childhood coordination developmental disorder Public Health developmental disorder awareness childhood coordination
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Summary:	The present paper is designed to promote awareness of DCD outside the academic world. With a prevalence of 5-6% it is one of the most common disorders of child development. It is therefore surprising that so little is known about it among professionals in child healthcare and education. Parents have expressed frustration about this lack of awareness, including the general public. The general aim of this paper was to describe those critical aspects of DCD that will promote awareness.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Reviewed by: Melinda S. Warner, LifeStance Health, United States; Iona Novak, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Edited by: Deborah Sokol, Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis, United States
ISSN:	2296-2565 2296-2565
DOI:	10.3389/fpubh.2024.1345257