Developmental co-ordination disorder kids often troubled
They’re the clumsy children who can’t sit still in class and who trip when they’re walking across a room.
Even doing up a button and opening a milk carton can be difficult for them. Not only do they struggle in school, but their clumsiness can set them up as primary targets for being bullied and ridiculed.
Their condition — developmental co-ordination disorder – affects more than 5 per cent of children yet it continues to be the most misunderstood and misdiagnosed mental health syndrome among kids, said Dr. John Cairney, psychologist and researcher at St. Joseph’s Healthcare.
Cairney was one of three speakers at the Open Minds Across Canada Mental Health Symposia held Thursday night at St. Joseph’s Healthcare. Similar symposia were held across Canada all focusing on child and youth mental health.
via TheSpec – ‘Clumsy’ syndrome kids often troubled.
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.
Refer to TheMotorStory.com for ways to address motor coordination difficulties along with other sensory motor concerns. Website has extensive sections on fine, gross motor, sensory and other areas-the why’s and how’s to get them better. An ongoing blog attached to this provides “Activities of the Day” and other thoughts about motor abilities and sensory motor health.