Developmental Coordination Disorder (Dyspraxia) in ADHD

Developmental Coordination Disorder and ADHD 00:00 Introduction 00:26 Definition of DCD or dyspraxia 00:45 Symptoms of dyspraxia or DCD 01:27 Comorbidity of DCD with ADHD review 03:02 Why is DCD so often seen n ADHD: Study of cortical development in children with ADHD 08:16 The unmet needs of children and youth with DCD Developmental dyspraxia, or developmental coordination disorder (DCD) occurs in 30-50% or more of children and teens with ADHD and remains a highly comorbid condition even into adulthood in those with ADHD. This short video discusses this overlap or comorbidity, what the symptoms are of DCD, why it may occur at such a high rate in those with ADHD (delayed frontal cortical development), the professionals and their treatments often recommended for DCD, and some of the unmet needs of children and teens experiencing DCD. Websites and articles referenced in the video: Definition (from the National Health Service, UK): https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=dyspraxia&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#vhid=Qpjkr2Lih7lCbM&vssid=3981:jj7kuOvNvX09NM Symptoms of DCD or dyspraxia (from Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_coordination_disorder#/media/File:Signs_of_Dyspraxia_1.png Frequency of DCD in children and youth with ADHD review in Perceptual and motor Skills (2017): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0031512517690607 Phillip Shaw study on delayed gray matter development in children with ADHD from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2007) https://sciences.ucf.edu/psychology/childrenslearningclinic/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2013/08/Shaw-et-al.-2007-pdf1-1.pdf Unmet needs of children with DCD from Pediatric Research (2021): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-021-01373-1