Developmental coordination disorder, also called Childhood Dyspraxia is a condition affecting coordination. It is usually thought to be clumsiness or slowness or inaccuracy of motor skills performance. A child with dyspraxia has problems with movement, coordination, judgment, processing, memory and some other cognitive skills.
Consult TBC if the child has:
- delay of motor milestones such as sitting, crawling and walking
- slowness and imprecision in movement execution
- difficulty in going up the stairs, pedaling, buttoning shirt, zipping, eating with utensils, using scissors
Consult TBC if the teenager or adult has:
- difficulty in assembling puzzles and building models
- difficulty in playing ball games
- difficulty in writing and typing
- Difficulty in driving and getting dressed