Sensory deficits in developmental coordination disorder

What is it about?

Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is characterized by uncoordinated movements and poor motor skill learning. This study documents that one reason behind the movement problems of children with DCD is a reduced sense of body awareness (proprioception). We here show that the perception of wrist and elbow joint position is impaired in children with DCD.

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Why is it important?

The finding of a proprioceptive deficit in DCD helps us understand why these children have such problems with movement coordination and motor skill learning. Their motor systems do not receive body relevant information at the same level of accuracy as typically developing children.

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