What is developmental coordination disorder


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We don't expect all children to be equally coordinated — we can't all be violin prodigies or Olympic gymnasts. But some kids lag so far behind their peers in motor skills that they struggle with ordinary, age-appropriate things like eating with a spoon, buttoning a shirt or riding a bike — even though there's nothing wrong with their muscles. These kids may have developmental coordination disorder, or DCD.  

This week on childmind.org ([link removed]) we explore DCD, which used to be called dyspraxia, and how it's treated. Motor skills, from zipping a jacket to handwriting, are broken down and taught essentially the same way a basketball player learns to do free-throws: "practice, practice, practice." 

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