Citation

Werpup-Stüwe L, Petermann F. Prax. Kinderpsychol. Kinderpsychiatr. 2015; 64(8): 601-616.

Vernacular Title

Visuelle Wahrnehmungsleistungen bei motorisch auffälligen Kindern - eine Pilotstudie

Affiliation

Zentrum fur Klinische Psychologie und Rehabilitation der Universitat Bremen.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Verlag Fur Medizinische Psychologie)

DOI

10.13109/prkk.2015.64.8.601

PMID

26493482

Abstract

The results of many studies show visual perceptual deficits in children with low motor abilities. This study aims to indicate the correlation between visual-perceptual and motor abilities. The correlation of visual-perceptual and motor abilities of 41 children is measured by using the German versions of the Developmental Test of Visual Perception - Adolescent and Adult (DTVP-A) and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children - Second Edition (MABC- 2). The visual-perceptual abilities of children with low motor abilities (n = 21) are also compared to the visual-perceptual abilities of children with normal motor abilities (the control group, n = 20). High correlations between the visual-perceptual and motor abilities are found. The perceptual abilities of the groups differ significantly. Nearly half of the children with low motor abilities show visual-perceptual deficits. Visual perceptual abilities of children suffering coordination disorders should always be assessed. The DTVP-A is useful, because it provides the possibilities to compare motor-reduced visual-perceptual abilities and visualmotor integration abilities and to estimate the deficit's degree.

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