The effect of gender and ethnic differences on the success of intervention programmes for the motor proficiency and self-concept of 7-9 year old DCD children

Peens, Anquanette; Pienaar, Anita E.

doi:10.4314/sajrs.v29i1.25959

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“…The development and improvement of perceptual and motor skills such as spatial orientation, coordination (hand–eye, foot–eye, hand–foot–eye coordination), balance, and body awareness are dependent on an effective visual system as well as good eye muscle control ( Willoughby and Polatajko, 1995 ; Cheatum and Hammond, 2000 ; Coetzee and Pienaar, 2013 ). In this way, if there is any defective input of information by way of the visual system, the reaction of the motor output to such information will also be defective, leading to visuo-motor or motor deficiencies and poor concentration ( Peens and Pienaar, 2007 ; Coetzee and Pienaar, 2013 ).…”

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Impact of Cerebral Visual Impairments on Motor Skills: Implications for Developmental Coordination Disorders

Chokron

Dutton

2016

Front. Psychol.

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Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) has become the primary cause of visual impairment and blindness in children in industrialized countries. Its prevalence has increased sharply, due to increased survival rates of children who sustain severe neurological conditions during the perinatal period. Improved diagnosis has probably contributed to this increase. As in adults, the nature and severity of CVI in children relate to the cause, location and extent of damage to the brain. In the present paper, we define CVI and how this impacts on visual function. We then define developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and discuss the link between CVI and DCD. The neuroanatomical correlates and aetiologies of DCD are also presented in relationship with CVI as well as the consequences of perinatal asphyxia (PA) and preterm birth on the occurrence and nature of DCD and CVI. This paper underlines why there are both clinical and theoretical reasons to disentangle CVI and DCD, and to categorize the features with more precision. In order to offer the most appropriate rehabilitation, we propose a systematic and rapid evaluation of visual function in at-risk children who have survived preterm birth or PA whether or not they have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy or DCD.

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