An Investigation of Gross Motor Milestone Achievement in Individuals with Developmental Coordination Disorder
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| Title: | An Investigation of Gross Motor Milestone Achievement in Individuals with Developmental Coordination Disorder |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Promise Robinson (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Motor Learning and Development. 2025 13(2):589-602. |
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| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Developmental Disabilities, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Psychomotor Skills, Developmental Tasks, Motor Development, Foreign Countries, Children, Parents |
| Geographic Terms: | United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Romania, Brazil, Bolivia, New Zealand, Belgium |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Movement Assessment Battery for Children |
| DOI: | 10.1123/jmld.2024-0033 |
| ISSN: | 2325-3193 2325-3215 |
| Abstract: | The present study compared the age of achievement of 10 early gross motor milestones (lift head, roll back to belly, sit without support, crawl on hands and knees, stand with assistance, stand without support, walk with assistance, walk without support, climb stairs, and walk up/downstairs without support) of 111 school-age individuals diagnosed with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). This was compared with "previous" and "current" expectations for milestones. Children with DCD achieved all milestones later when compared with "previous" expectations (all p < 0.05) except for "roll back to belly." When compared with "current" expectations, children would have achieved "sit without support," "stand with assistance," and "walk without support" significantly earlier, but "lift head" and "walk with assistance" would have been achieved significantly later (all p < 0.05). The findings indicated that milestones were early indicators of developmental coordination disorder (DCD), for the present sample as the "previous" expectations were in place during their early development, but at "current" expectations, the same children would not be flagged for assessment and potential intervention. It is important to find other methods to determine motor delays in infancy and early childhood to support children who are later diagnosed with DCD. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1479307 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The present study compared the age of achievement of 10 early gross motor milestones (lift head, roll back to belly, sit without support, crawl on hands and knees, stand with assistance, stand without support, walk with assistance, walk without support, climb stairs, and walk up/downstairs without support) of 111 school-age individuals diagnosed with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). This was compared with "previous" and "current" expectations for milestones. Children with DCD achieved all milestones later when compared with "previous" expectations (all p < 0.05) except for "roll back to belly." When compared with "current" expectations, children would have achieved "sit without support," "stand with assistance," and "walk without support" significantly earlier, but "lift head" and "walk with assistance" would have been achieved significantly later (all p < 0.05). The findings indicated that milestones were early indicators of developmental coordination disorder (DCD), for the present sample as the "previous" expectations were in place during their early development, but at "current" expectations, the same children would not be flagged for assessment and potential intervention. It is important to find other methods to determine motor delays in infancy and early childhood to support children who are later diagnosed with DCD. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-3193 2325-3215 |
| DOI: | 10.1123/jmld.2024-0033 |
