Developmental coordination disorder

Definition:

A coordination disorder resulting from developmental delays in motor skills.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors:

Roughly six percent of school age children have some degree of developmental coordination disorder. Children with this disorder may have trouble holding objects, often trip over their own feet, run into other children, and have an unsteady gait. Developmental coordination disorder may appear in conjunction with other learning disorders or may be by itself. Communication disorders and the disorder of written expression are two of the learning disorders that appear in conjunction with this disorder.