Motor Profile of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Combined Type

Autor/inn/en	Goulardins, Juliana B.; Marques, Juliana C. Bilhar; Casella, Erasmo B.; Nascimento, Roseane O.; Oliveira, Jorge A.
Titel	Motor Profile of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Combined Type
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 34 (2013) 1, S.40-45 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2012.07.014
Schlagwörter	Profiles; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Measures (Individuals); Control Groups; Motor Development; Psychomotor Skills; Children; Males; Preadolescents; Comparative Analysis; Spatial Ability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Messdaten; Motorische Entwicklung; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Child; Kind; Kinder; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen
Abstract	Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the motor profile of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), combined type. Method: The case group consisted of 34 treatment-naive, male patients, aged 7-11 years, who had been diagnosed with ADHD, combined type, without comorbidities (except oppositional defiant disorder). The control group was composed of 32 age- and gender-matched, typically developing children. The evaluation was made using the Motor Development Scale, which assessed global and fine motricity, balance, body scheme, and spatial and temporal organization. Results: The results showed that the motor quotients in all areas studied were lower in the ADHD group than in the control group, although in most cases they represent normal values relative to the scale (53% were classified as having "normal medium" motor development, 29% "normal low", 9% "very low", 6% "normal high" and 3% as "lower"). Statistically significant differences between groups were observed in general motor age, general motor quotient, balance, spatial organization, and fine and global motricity. Conclusion: Difficulties in motor performance were observed in the children with ADHD, combined type. The identification of such deficits may assist in the design of therapeutic protocols for the treatment of children with this type of ADHD. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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