Why is my 7 year old so uncoordinated?

Why is my 7 year old so uncoordinated?

Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a condition that lasts a lifetime, and can make children appear to be clumsy. Children with DCD have trouble learning motor skills and coordinating the way they move. They might have trouble tying their shoes and buttoning buttons.

How do I know if my child has dyspraxia?

Remember, talking to a child about dyspraxia or other special needs is an ongoing conversation. Usually when first told, children feel a sense of relief but will also need other information at later points and at different life stages. Check in with your son periodically as to whether he has any further questions.

What are the signs of dyspraxia?

Symptoms

• Poor balance.
• Poor posture and fatigue.
• Poor integration of the two sides of the body.
• Poor hand-eye co-ordination.
• Lack of rhythm when dancing, doing aerobics.
• Clumsy gait and movement.
• Exaggerated ‘accessory movements’ such as flapping arms when running.
• Tendency to fall, trip, bump into things and people.

How can I help my child with poor coordination?

Treating DCD

1. being taught ways of do activities they find difficult, such as breaking down difficult movements into smaller parts and practicing them regularly.
2. adapting tasks to make them easier, such as using special grips on pens and pencils so they are easier to hold.

What causes a child to be uncoordinated?

Children who are very uncoordinated for their age may have a disorder called developmental coordination disorder (DCD), or dyspraxia. These children frequently drop, break and bump into things. They may have trouble with small movements like eating with a spoon or holding a crayon.

Is dyspraxia a form of autism?

In some instances, both diagnoses are decided upon, particularly if motor skills are significantly affected, but dyspraxia itself is not a form of autism.

How do you test a child for dyspraxia?

Other assessment tools they may use to identify dyspraxia symptoms include

1. Parent history questionnaires.
2. Sensory questionnaires such as the Sensory Processing Measure or Sensory Profile.
3. A standardised motor assessment such as the Movement ABC (MABC) or the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT-2)

Is there a test for dyspraxia?

The Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Coordination (Beery VMI), is one of the main tests used for diagnosing dyspraxia in the face-to-face assessment. The Berry VMI is a world-renowned dyspraxia test, which is used to identify visual motor problems associated with dyspraxia.

What is clumsy child syndrome?

In 1975, Gubbay3 coined the term “clumsy child syndrome” to describe children of normal intelligence who were without an identifiable medical or neurologic condition but had difficulties in coordination that interfered with academic performance and/or socialization.

Can a child grow out of dyspraxia?

A small number of children, usually those with mild symptoms of clumsiness, may eventually “grow out” of their symptoms. However the vast majority of children need long-term help and will continue to be affected as teenagers and adults.

Why is my child so uncoordinated?

What causes dyspraxia kids?

What causes Dyspraxia? For the majority of those with the condition, there is no known cause. Current research suggests that it is due to an immaturity of neurone development in the brain rather than to brain damage. People with dyspraxia have no clinical neurological abnormality to explain their condition.