It is proposed to study children with developmental coordination disorder, a disorder included in the Fourth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. This disorder is characterized a """"""""chronic impairment of motor coordination in the absence of a neurological, intellectual or psychiatric disorder that could account for the presenting complain"""""""" (p. 8). There is no known cause for the disorder. It appears that relatively little is known about this motor disorder. However, it is suggested that clumsy children have significant difficulties in basicvisual processing of spatial and distancerelationships and require more visual feedback to guide their activities.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
Project #
1F31GM019520-01
Application #
2645449
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG2-SSS-F (06))
Project Start
1998-03-24
Project End
Budget Start
1997-09-25
Budget End
1998-09-24
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
1997
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Department
Psychiatry
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
791277940
City
Ann Arbor
State
MI
Country
United States
Zip Code
48109