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Leiemma A. Canty; Anoo Bhopti; Leeanne M. Carey – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2023
Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may also have undiagnosed developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Prevalence rates of the ADHD/DCD comorbidity are estimated between 30% and 50%. Given the significant impact these disorders have on a child's occupational performance, lack of detection of DCD is of concern.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Developmental Disabilities, Comorbidity, Disability Identification
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Dyck, Murray; Piek, Jan – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2010
Background & Aims: We tested the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) hypothesis that so-called specific developmental disorders are marked by a pattern of specific discrepant achievement, and an alternative hypothesis that children with these disorders show a pattern of relatively pervasive low achievement. Methods…
Descriptors: Children, Early Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Theory of Mind
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Loh, Pek Ru; Piek, Jan Patricia; Barrett, Nicholas Celal – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2009
The concurrent validity of the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ) and the McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development (MAND) was investigated in an Australian sample of 38 girls and 91 boys aged 9-12 years (M = 11.15, SD = 0.81). The MAND identified 44 children with motor impairment (MI) and 85 children without MI. The…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
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Li, Jianghong; D'Angiulli, Amedeo; Kendall, Garth E. – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2007
The Early Development Index (EDI) is a teacher-completed checklist, intended to be a population-level tool to measure children's readiness for school and to alert communities to potential developmental problems in children. In response to the increasing popularity of the EDI, this paper provides a critical and timely evaluation and identifies the…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Developmental Disabilities, Psychometrics, School Readiness