Fine and gross motor ability in males with ADHD

In the this study, both fine and gross motor ability of males with attention-deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were compared with a group of control children. Three groups of males with the following ADHD subtypes: predominantly inattentive (ADHD-PI; n=50), hyperactive/impulsive (ADHD-HI; n=16),...

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Published in:Developmental medicine and child neurology 2003-08, Vol.45 (8), p.525-535
Main Authors: Pitcher, Thelma M, Piek, Jan P, Hay, David A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - epidemiology
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - physiopathology
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Brain - physiopathology
Child
Child, Preschool
Cognition Disorders - epidemiology
Control Groups
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Functional Laterality - physiology
Hand Strength - physiology
Humans
Male
Motor Skills Disorders - diagnosis
Motor Skills Disorders - epidemiology
Original Articles
Psychomotor Skills
Reproducibility of Results
Sampling Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Surveys and Questionnaires
Wechsler Scales
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Summary:In the this study, both fine and gross motor ability of males with attention-deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were compared with a group of control children. Three groups of males with the following ADHD subtypes: predominantly inattentive (ADHD-PI; n=50), hyperactive/impulsive (ADHD-HI; n=16), or combined (ADHD-C; n=38) were compared with 39 control males. Mean ages for the control group were 10 years 4 months (SD 1 year 4 months, range 7 years 8 months to 12 years 11 months); for the ADHD-PI group, 10 years (SD 1 year 2 months, range 7 years 10 months to 13 years); for the ADHD-HI group, 9 years 11 months (SD 1 year 2 months), range 7 years 11 months to 12 years 6 months); and for the ADHD-C group 10 years 2 months (SD 1 year 4 months, range 8 to 13 years). The Australian Disruptive Behaviours Scale and Connors' Parent Rating Scale-Revised were used to assess ADHD symptomatology. Verbal IQ was estimated using two verbal subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, and movement ability was assessed using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC) and the Purdue Pegboard test. Findings demonstrated that the children with ADHD had significantly poorer movement ability than control children. A high percentage of these children displayed movement difficulties consistent with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). In addition, the current study found that the type and degree of movement difficulty differed between subtypes. The Total Impairment score, as derived from the MABC, was less severe for the ADHD-HI group than the other two ADHD groups, but more severe than for the control group. Males with ADHD-PI and ADHD-C had significantly poorer fine motor ability (p
ISSN:0012-1622
1469-8749
DOI:10.1017/S0012162203000975