Perceptions of physical competence are strong predictors of self-perception among children with motor coordination difficulties [ 24, 25].
Each year the parents also complete the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCD-Q), which is a measure used to identify motor coordination difficulties in children aged 5-15 [ 28].
Schoemaker and Kalverboer [ 19] established a link between motor coordination difficulties and social and affective problems in children as young as 6 years.
Cerebellar defects in FA patients lead to motor coordination difficulties, and the level beam test mimics the walking score in the FARS ataxia score (47).
Therefore, a published parental semi-structured interview (developed by our team) is used to ask parents how their child's motor coordination difficulties affect active play, self-care, and time spent at pre-school/school.
According to the norm-referenced MS risk classification (Difficulties, Risk, Normal, Good, High), the proportion of children suspected of being at-risk or having motor coordination difficulties were higher than expected for motor coordination (23.5% versus 16%), but lower for the aiming and catching performance (9% versus 16%).
Obese children might also suffer from underlying perceptual-motor coordination difficulties [ 5].
Patients were enrolled based on DSM-IV-R criteria: mild to moderate motor-coordination difficulties interfering with the performance of daily activities (criterion A), and with academic achievement (criterion B).
Other symptoms of mild TBI include headache, vomiting, nausea, lack of motor coordination, dizziness, difficulty balancing, lightheadedness, blurred vision or tired eyes, ringing in the ears, bad taste in the mouth, fatigue or lethargy, and changes in sleep patterns.
Children with impaired motor coordination (or DCD) have difficulty using motor imagery.
