Disorder of attention, motor control and perception in Grade 1 boys and girls
South African Journal of Childhood Education
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Disorder of attention, motor control and perception in Grade 1 boys and girls | |
| Creator | de Milander, Monique Schall, Robert Willemse, Mareli Buchholz, Jason-Paul Fredericks, Stacey-Lauren Jonck, Hebeth R. van den Bergh, Leandrei | |
| Description | Background: Researchers continue to investigate the predictive validity of motor assessment in learners with disorder of attention, motor control and perception (DAMP).Aim: Determine the prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and developmental coordination disorder (DCD); assess their association in Grade 1 children.Setting: Two primary schools located within 30 km of the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein.Methods: Attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADD/ ADHD) was assessed using the strength and weaknesses of ADD/ADHD symptoms normal behaviour rating scale (SWAN) and DCD using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children – 2 (MABC-2).Results: One-hundred-and-ninety-five children (97 girls; 98 boys) aged 6 years to 8 years participated. MABC-2 and SWAN data were available for 195 and 182 children, respectively. Across both genders, 180 participants (92.3%) had no, 10 (5.1%) had moderate and 5 (2.6%) had severe motor difficulties. No statistically significant association (p = 0.1537) between gender and DCD was found. Similarly, 31 (17.0%) participants had ADHD subtype ADHD-I, 21 (11.5%) ADHD-H and 11 (6.0%) ADHD-C; no significant associations between gender and ADHD-I (p = 0.5579), ADHD-H (p = 0.4938) or ADHD-C (p = 0.7654) were found. There were no significant associations between DCD and the ADHD subtypes ADHD-I (p = 0.2956), ADHD-H (p = 0.7570) and ADHD-C (p = 1.000).Conclusion: Prevalence of DCD in the current study is higher than elsewhere in the world. No significant association between DCD and ADHD was found. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2024-08-09 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajce.v14i1.1482 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Childhood Education; Vol 14, No 1 (2024); 7 pages 2223-7682 2223-7674 | |
| Language | eng | |
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