Kalina Kaul, Stefan Schumann, Cornelia Sander, Jan Däbritz, Jan de Laffolie
Health Literacy of Children and Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Parents of IBD Patients-Coping and Information Needs
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
children developmental coordination disorder dcd experience sensory differences limited exploration differences impact children dcd explore presence impact sensory differences children dcd compared children without dcd ii examine whether sensory differences related motor ability attention deficit hyperactivity disorder adhd autistic traits parents children 812 years n 23 without n 33 dcd used standardised questionnaires report childrens sensory differences autistic traits adhd traits motor abilities assessed movement assessment battery children2 data explored categorically betweengroups dimensionally children dcd significantly higher levels sensory differences children without dcd sensory differences also significantly greater impact daily activities children dcd higher levels adhd autistic traits motor ability significant independent predictors higher levels sensory difference children dcd experience high levels sensory differences impact daily lives sensory differences may marker additional neurodivergence children dcd practitioners consider sensory needs children dcd paper provides insight sensory features children dcd impact sensory differences daily living using parentreport found children dcd increased sensory differences relative children without dcd included increased hyperresponsiveness increased hyporesponsiveness increased sensory interests repetitions seeking behaviours sirs also found sensory differences greater impact daily living children dcd compared children without dcd across whole sample autistic traits predicted hyperresponsivity hyporesponsivity patterns whereas traits hyperactivity impulsivity predicted sirs motor abilities uniquely predict sensory differences suggesting traits neurodivergence may contribute sensory differences dcd taken together findings highlight necessity considering sensory needs supporting children dcd also suggest sensory differences identified children dcd may due presence cooccurring neurodivergent traits conditions