OT teachers dont recognise development coordination disorder

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http://dcd.canchild.ca/en/EducationalMaterials/resources/UnderstandingTeachersPe\

rceptions.pdf

Canadian study showing that teachers find it difficult to see through

'behaviours' and acknowledge/identify that a child may have a coordination

difficulty.

very illuminating.

for example:

The findings of this study suggest, instead, that teachers do not necessarily

notice

children with motor problems when disruptive classroom behaviour is present.

Teachers may become more focused on behavioural issues, to the detriment of the

motor problem. Since both types of behaviours, disruptive and non-disruptive,

are

typical of children with DCD, this suggests worrisome implications for the

identification

of children who demonstrate disruptive behaviours. Their behaviours may become

the

focus of concern, without investigation of the possible underlying causes. There

are

equally concerning implications for children who demonstrate quiet, withdrawn

behaviours. Their motor difficulties may be noticed, while accompanying

psychosocial

issues may be over-looked and, subsequently, not addressed.