physical coordination is impacted by developmental coordination disorder (DCD), commonly referred to as dyspraxia. It makes a youngster appear to move clumsily and perform worse than expected in everyday tasks for their age. Fine and gross motor coordination issues are a hallmark of this neurodevelopmental disorder. Task-oriented therapies help children with DCD develop their skills, coordination, and manipulative abilities by including them in intentional, goal-directed tasks. This is noteworthy because a child's quality of life can be greatly impacted by these skills, which are essential for everyday tasks like writing, tying shoelaces, walking, and balance. The purpose of the research is to ascertain how task-oriented upper limb intervention affects children with impaired coordination and hand-eye coordination.
Developmental coordination disorder children aged 4 to 12 years old.
Have a total score of 15-57 on the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire2007.
Children had to be able to understand and follow instructions.
Boys and girls both are included
Children with unstable seizures will be excluded.
DCD children with any congenital cardio-respiratory condition, congenital musculoskeletal condition.
DCD children with severe visual and/or hearing disability preventing them from completing exercises prescribed by either program.
Children with behavioral difficulty making them unable to complete exercises prescribed by either program
Single group
Task Oriented Intervention
BehavioralIntervention group will recieve task oriented interventions.Throwing and catching balls of different sizes and weights will be done. For writing, a task-oriented approach has 4 phases that will involve writing,correcting and fun writing 30-minute per session. Interventions provided 3 days per week for 3 months.
Changes in Motor Coordination as Measured by the DCDQ
The DCDQ evaluates changes in motor coordination in children aged 4-16 years based on parent-reported outcomes. It measures three subscales: Control During Movement, Fine Motor/Handwriting, and General Coordination. Scores are collected at pre and post-intervention (3 months), with higher scores indicating improved motor coordination.
Changes in Manual Ability Assessed by the ABILHAND-Kids Questionnaire
The ABILHAND-Kids Questionnaire evaluates changes in manual ability and bimanual coordination in daily activities among children with motor impairments. It is a parent-reported measure assessing the ease or difficulty with which a child performs 21 bimanual tasks in their daily life. Scores are collected at baseline (pre-intervention), and post-intervention (3 months), with higher scores indicating improved manual ability and functional performance.
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