Mary M. Smyth|Heather I. Anderson
Coping with clumsiness in the school playground: Social and physical play in children with coordination impairments
Lancaster University|Lancaster University
playground activity 110 children aged 6 10 years observed 10 fiveminute periods fiftyfive children assigned developmental coordination disorder dcd group 55 control group basis scores movement abc children dcd group spent time alone onlookers often played formal games large groups less often boys informal games large groups less often girls social fantasy play differentiate two groups social physical play particularly older age groups play performance dcd group variable overall boys taking active part team games others never took part study indicates social nonphysical play decreases age children impaired coordination may become involved social physical play children impaired coordination become isolated solitary school playground various routes social exclusion children proposed remain explored