The Diagnostic and Statistical manual 5th edition (DSM-V) defines Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) as early-onset deficits in acquiring and executing motor coordination skills. These deficits significantly interfere with the performance of activities of daily living and impact on academic productivity, leisure and play.~Although DCD can be identified during preschool, diagnosis generally occurs at primary-school age. Before the age of three (t.i. infancy), some parents already express something is wrong with their child albeit DCD is rarely diagnosed within this age-group.~Knowledge on DCD in children before the age of five is limited. The aim of this study is twofold: to explore the early development of children with DCD and to map the diagnostic trajectory of DCD in Flanders.~Design: A qualitative narrative inductive study design by means of audio-recorded in-depth interviews~Sampling: Purposeful maximum variation sampling will be applied.
The aim of this study is to map the early development of children with DCD and the diagnostic trajectory in Flanders.