The Partnering for Change team used evidence from the literature to design a conceptual model that was tested in school settings and refined.
Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A flyer for medical practitioners
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a motor skill disorder that affects 5 to 6% of school-aged children in North America.
Resources to Share with Physicians
Some children show characteristics that are typical of children who have developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Parents may wish to share reports that they get from occupational or physical therapists with their physician and to ask more about DCD.
Developmental Coordination Disorder: What does it mean to me?
This flyer will help answer some of your questions about DCD, provide you with helpful tools and resources to manage your coordination challenges and help you be successful…now and in the future!
Children with DCD: At home, at school and in the community (Booklet)
This booklet is designed to help parents and educators identify and manage school-aged children who are demonstrating movement problems typical of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).
Suggested Readings for Developmental Coordination Disorder
This is an annotated bibliography of selected books on Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) that may be suitable for different audiences and purposes.
Early Identification: Are Toddlers with Speech/Language Impairments at Increased Risk for Developmental Coordination Disorder?
Some children with speech/language impairment show delays in their ability to communicate, which are not due to any sensory, intellectual or neurological disorder.
A DCD module for physiotherapists: increase in self-reported knowledge and skills
An online evidence-based DCD module could thus support PTs to implement best DCD practice.
DCD Community Group Leaders and Instructors Flyer
Even though many people have never heard of it, DCD affects about 5% of school-aged children in North America. Children with DCD have trouble learning to coordinate their movements and may appear to be awkward or clumsy.
A Shared Care Model: Providing Rehabilitation Services in Primary Care
This shared care model introduced occupational therapists (OT) into primary care offices to assist with the identification, diagnosis and management of DCD.