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Apraxia (Topical Term)

Number of records used in: 18
Preferred form: Apraxia
Used for/see from:
  • Clumsy child syndrome
  • Congenital maladroitness
  • DCD (Developmental coordination disorder)
  • Developmental coordination disorder
  • Developmental dyspraxia
  • Dyspraxia
See also:

Portwood, M. Developmental dyspraxia, 1996: p. 15 (The term dyspraxic is applied to youngsters who present a wide spectrum of difficulties; hence dyspraxia can be defined as: motor difficulties caused by perceptual problems, especially visual-motor and kinesthetic-motor difficulties)

Kirby, A. The adolescent with developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD), 2004.

PsycNet-UK website, Sept. 8, 2009 (Developmental Coordination Disorder; also known as developmental dyspraxia; children with developmental coordination disorder have difficulties with motor coordination)

What is dyspraxia? WWW site, Sept. 17, 2009: (Developmental dyspraxia, a.k.a. developmental co-ordination disorder, clumsy child syndrome, and congenital maladroitness)

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