Citation

Fox AM, Lent B. Can. Fam. Physician 1996; 42: 1965-1971.

Affiliation

University of Western Ontario.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, College of Family Physicians of Canada)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8894243

PMCID

PMC2146951

Abstract

The common assumption that children "grow out of" clumsiness is not supported by studies carried out over the last 15 years. About 6% of children lack the motor coordination to perform age-appropriate tasks. Greater awareness of this developmental coordination disorder will improve the rate of identification. Family physicians should incorporate questions about motor skills into their assessments of preschool children.

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