Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
DCD is also known as- - CORRECT ANSWER - Developmental Dyspraxias



Characteristics/Clinical Presentation of DCD- (5) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Clumsy/awkward; Difficulty with motor coordination; Difficulty in mastering gross and fine
motor skills; Slowness and inaccuracy; Poor/slouched posture (fatigues quickly)


Are kids born with or develop DCD? - CORRECT ANSWER - Born with it (so there are
early signs of it)


Diagnosing DCD- (2) - CORRECT ANSWER - Can not be better explained by intellectual
or visual disability or a neurological condition; this is a diagnosis of exclusion


Who is DCD more common in? - CORRECT ANSWER - Boys > girls



Cause of DCD? (3) - CORRECT ANSWER - CNS deficits- Cerebellum (dual-task
impairments), Parietal lobe (motor imagery deficits); Parieto-cerebellar network (impaired ability
to internally represent mvmt)


Cerebellum- (2) - CORRECT ANSWER - Impaired dual-task abilities; decreased error
correction


Parietal lobe- - CORRECT ANSWER - Impaired motor imagery and ability to internally
represent mvmt


Parieto-cerebellar networks- - CORRECT ANSWER - Impaired ability to internally
represent mvmt