Whitmont S, Clark C. Kinaesthetic acuity and fine motor skills in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a preliminary report.
Dev Med Child Neurol 1996;
38:1091-8. [PMID:
8973294 DOI:
10.1111/j.1469-8749.1996.tb15072.x]
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Abstract
Two groups of 9-year-old children (24 children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD] and 24 controls) were assessed for kinaesthetic acuity and fine motor skills with medication withdrawn. Results showed significantly poorer performance on both tasks for children with ADHD, but only a weak association between fine motor and kinaesthetic performance. The implications are discussed, particularly the role of attention to proprioceptive signals in children with the diagnosis of ADHD.
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