The thesis "Special educational diagnosis and intervention for people with developmental dyspraxia, developmlent coordination disorder" summarizes in it's theoretical part the current findings about developmental dyspraxia. It focuses especially on the informations of diagnostics and intervention, which are used or can be usable in special pedagogy. The practical part of the thesis pursues the current state of developmental dyspraxia diagnostics in the Czech republic and by the help of questionaries, which were addressed to pedagogical-psychological clinic workers, tries to describe the current situation. The accent is put on Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2, which is currently one of the most widespread standardized methods used to development dyspraxia diagnostics.

This diploma thesis researches the effect of yoga group exercising on children diagnosed with developmental coordination disorder. The theoretical part provides an overview of knowledge about the developmental coordination disorder, it mentions the issue with nomenclature and summarizes the options of treatment. It also deals with yoga, especially it's use as a form of therapy for wide range of diagnosis in adults as well as in children population. The aim of the practical part was to find out if there is any improvement in motor and other abilities after group exercising of yoga. Children were examined by Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2 and by selected subtests from Sensory Integration and Praxis test, specifically Postural Praxis, Bilateral Motor Coordination, Postrotary Nystagmus, Manual Form Perception and Localization of Tactile Stimuli. Parents of children filled Short Sensory Profile and Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire. The study demonstrated improvement in MABC-2 test results, specifically in Aiming and Catching and Balance subtests. There was also significant improvement in these subtests of Sensory Integration and Praxis test: Postural Praxis, Bilateral Motor Coordination and Localization of Tactile Stimuli. Both questionnaires did not show any improvement.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-06T17:07:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ana Paula Montoro.pdf: 2259226 bytes, checksum: 5e555aec625dd3a8bea95ed95ad2d2a0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-06-26 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Introdução: O movimento é um componente fundamental do ser humano, que lhe permite satisfazer as necessidades básicas da vida. Por este motivo é tão importante avaliar e mensurar os impactos da competência motora na vida das crianças. Uma das ferramentas mais utilizadas para identifi-car crianças com dificuldades motoras é a Movement Assessment Battery for Children Segunda Edição (MABC-2), composta por testes motores e um questionário (MABC-2 Checklist), esse instrumento tem sido usado e testado em várias nacionalidades (Estados Unidos, Japão, China, Espanha, Grécia). Na atualidade os estudos apresentam controvérsias a respeito da eficácia dos instrumentos utilizados pa-ra avaliar o desenvolvimento motor. Objetivos: Esse estudo objetivou verificar a validade concorrente do Movement Assessment Battery for Children Segunda Edição (MABC-2) - Teste Motor para crianças de 7 a 10 anos (faixa etária 2 do MABC-2) com o Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire Brasil (DCDQ-BR). Conseguinte, o primeiro artigo tem como finalidade investigar os testes motores validados para avaliar o desempenho motor de crianças por meio de uma revisão sistemática. No segundo artigo o objetivo foi verificar a validade concorrente da bateria motora do MABC-2 com o DCDQ-BR de acordo com o sexo e a faixa etária. Método: No primeiro artigo foi realizada uma busca nas bases de dados eletrônicas, Medline/PubMed (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval Systen),Web of Science e Scopus , seguindo o critério de inclusão adotados. Foram utilizados para a pesquisa os descritores na língua inglesa: (motor skills disorders), (validation studies or vali-dity), (child or children or only child). Com base nos critérios de busca e seleção, foram identificados 859 artigos. Destes, 624 foram excluídos com base na análise do título, 235 foram selecionados por resumos e para leitura na íntegra foram elegidos 108 estudos. Após a leitura dos artigos na íntegra, 29 trabalhos atenderam os critérios de inclusão que contemplam esta revisão. A qualidade dos artigos foi avaliada usando-se o Strengthening the Reporting of Obser-vational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE). O segundo artigo que apresenta também o método geral do trabalho, constitui um estudo de validação caracterizado como pesquisa exploratória, com uma população selecionada de forma intencional. Foram avaliados 350 escolares sendo 175 meninas e 176 meninos do município da Grande Florianópolis SC e Manaus AM e seus pais ou responsáveis. Foram realizados os testes motores do instrumento MABC-2 (faixa etária 2), com crianças nas idades de 7 a 10 anos. O instrumento DCDQ-BR, foi respondido pelos pais ou responsáveis dos escolares. Após a coleta, para a caracterização dos dados foi utilizada a análise estatística descritiva realizada por meio de freqüências relativas e absoluta. E para verificar a normalidade dos dados o teste Kolmogorov-Smirnov. Porém, as variáveis não apresentaram com distribuição normal, desta forma, foram utilizados, para análise inferencial, apenas testes não paramétricos. A comparação entre as faixas etárias foi realizada por meio dos testes U de Mann-Witney e o coeficiente de Correlação de Spearman para a validação concorrente. Em todas as análises estatísti-cas foi adotado o nível de significância p≤0,05. Resultados: Referente ao artigo 1, os instrumentos de avaliação motora mais utilizados nos estudos foi a Movement Assesment Bat-tery for Children (MABC), Developmental Test of Visual Motor (VMI-5), Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Profici ency (BOTMP), Movement Assesment Battery for Children (MABC 2) e o Developmental Coordination Disorder Ques-tionnaire (DCDQ). Nos critérios de validação dos instrumentos os métodos mais utilizados foram: validação concorrente, seguido da validação de constructo e adaptação transcultural. No segundo artigo, a validade concorrente apresentou uma correlação positiva e significativa apresentando valores de (r= 0,40; r= 0,60) entre os instrumentos, independentes do sexo e da faixa etária. Para as classificações motoras foram agrupadas em Risco/Dificuldade de Movimento e Sem Dificuldade de Movimento. Quanto à desordem motora mediante a classificação do teste motor MABC-2, houve maior prevalência no sexo masculino na faixa etária 09-10. Diante dos resultados apontados, esta pesquisa fornece evidências para considerar o MABC-2 como um protocolo de avaliação motora para ser utilizado em crianças de duas regiões do país, legitimando-se como uma ferramenta de triagem para o diagnóstico do Transtorno do Desenvolvimento da Coordenação TDC.

Background: Dyspraxia, also included under the term Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), is a condition characterised by an impairment in motor skills function which impacts negatively on other aspects of daily living such as athletic capability, handwriting, self-esteem and social interaction. However, no effective therapy currently exists to address all of these issues within this group. The aim of the present study therefore was to investigate whether a complementary therapy, called Fascia Bowen therapy, would improve neuromuscular function and psychological wellbeing in males aged 8-11 (at Primary School) diagnosed with this condition. Methods: A group of 10 participants meeting the criteria of 15th centile or below in motor skills functioning, received a Fascia Bowen therapy treatment session from a qualified Fascia Bowen practitioner each week for 6 weeks. All participants’ motor skills function were assessed by an occupational therapist before and after the end of the intervention using the Motor Skills Assessment Battery for Children test (MABC-2). Additionally, parents, teachers and participants completed questionnaires measuring self-esteem, social skills, social interaction, behaviour and scholastic function before and after the intervention. Results: The participants showed significant improvement in neuromuscular function over time using the MABC-2. However, no significant changes were shown in the other measures of functioning. Although parents did provide some anecdotal reports about positive changes in real life, these were not reflected in the measures. The results suggest that while improvements were shown as significant in the motor domain, which was the focus of the therapy, the results did not translate to other domains of life over time. 13 Conclusions: Further research is necessary to test the efficacy of the treatment’s effects using a larger sample, a control group and a longer intervention timescale. A six week intervention period may not be sufficient to show significant changes in self-esteem, social skills, social interaction, behaviour and scholastic functions which have deep-rooted constructs developed over many years. These may therefore take a long time to change.

The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the level of motor skills in children and adolescents dealing with judo and taekwondo and to determine whether the level of motor skills differs between children with a suspected risk of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) compared to children without this risk. Another aim of this study is to evaluate the level of attention and find out whether it correlates with the level of motor skills. A total of 65 probands aged 9-13 years participated in the study. The experimental groups consisted of children competing in judo (n = 35), children practicing taekwondo (n = 19) and children attending taekwondo classes in physical education and hobby groups (n = 11). The Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2 test was chosen to test motor skills. To detect a suspected risk of ADHD was used the Test Go / NoGo and the level of attention was tested by theTest of attention d2. A significant difference in favour of judists was found between the results of motor skills of children and adolescents in comparison with the racing group of taekwondists (p = 0.045) and also in the results of individual components, namely in the balance component (p = 0.051). A significant difference was found in motor skills among children with a suspected risk of ADHD compared to...

The graduation thesis is focused on the evaluation in motoric skills of sports gymnasts (n=18) aged between 7 to 10 years. The whole study took place in České Budějovice in the Merkur center with the support of a gymnastic team. For this experiment was used the methody called "MABC-2 formula" (Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2nd edition). The MABC-2 test is a standardized test that verifies a level of the motor function while indicating motor difficulties and difficulty in coordination. It consists of eight test items that are divided into three components. Individual components focus on testing fine motor skills (manual skill), gross motor skills (aiming and catching) and balance. After performing the MABC-2 test and obtaining gross scores for each item, we created tables and graphs of component and total test scores (TTS). We compared the results to the standardization norms this test battery and with other researches in this field that deal with motor testing using the MABC-2 test battery. At the basis of this comparison, we evaluated the level of motor skills in the tested group of gymnasts. This thesis confirmed that gymnasts achieved in all components above-average results. For evaluation of the gymnasts balance skills the MABC-2 wasn´t sensitive enought.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-06T17:07:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ROZANA APARECIDA DA SILVEIRA.pdf: 980901 bytes, checksum: 2f4593478f80d69b689ed45118c5ce0f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-03-18 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This study aimed to evaluate the batteries motor EDM, TGMD-2 and MABC-2 in terms of: validation, reliability testing by internal consistency and inter-relationship and aimed to evaluate the motor skills of children aged 9 and 10 years old. Qualityquantitative research consisted of field, although not representative probability, descriptive correlational design with between and intraparticipantes as the established objectives. We evaluated 172 children, including 67 boys and 105 girls enrolled. Collections totaled 516, since each child was assessed by three batteries motor. In the analysis of construct items engines, it was observed that the batteries motor skills were grouped separately to the grouping suggested by the authors. Comparing the possible items of batteries, it was noticed that the MABC-2 has a greater affinity between the other batteries motor. The batteries motor MABC-2 and EDM, EDM and TGMD-2 showed positive and batteries TGMD and MABC-2-2 were negatively correlated, although all correlations are weak. In terms of reliability, TGMD-2 showed high internal consistency of the item "control objects" (α =. 717) and the instrument as a whole (α =. 723), indicating its reliability. In the analysis of motor skill development through the application of traction batteries, it was found that, according to EDM, in general, participants showed a deficit in general motor development, with respect to chronological age, with motor age of 109 months or approximately 9 years and getting better performance in the temporal organization and weaker performance in spatial organization, possibly due to difficulty with the notion of right to left. Boys had higher performance than the girls in all motor skills, body scheme except / speed. According to the MABC-2, participants rated themselves on the track "borderline" of motor development, with better scores in balance and weak scores on manual dexterity. Finally, according to the classification of TGMD-2, the children obtained average result in locomotion skills and below average skills in tracking objects. Regarding gender differences, boys, in general, performed better than girls in three batteries motor. / O presente estudo visou avaliar as baterias motoras EDM, MABC-2 e TGMD-2 em termos de: validação, confiabilidade mediante testagem da consistência interna e inter-relação, bem como objetivou avaliar o desempenho nas habilidades motoras de crianças com 9 e 10 anos de idade. Consistiu em pesquisa qualiquantitativa, de campo, representativa embora não probabilística, descritiva correlacional com delineamento entre e intraparticipantes conforme os objetivos traçados. Foram avaliados 172 escolares, sendo 67 meninos e 105 meninas, regularmente matriculados. Totalizou 516 coletas, uma vez que cada criança foi avaliada pelas três baterias motoras. Na análise de construto dos itens motores, observou-se que as habilidades das baterias motoras agruparam-se de forma distinta ao agrupamento sugerido pelos autores. Ao se comparar os itens possíveis das baterias, percebeu-se que o MABC-2 possui maior afinidade entre as demais baterias motoras. As baterias motoras MABC-2 e EDM, EDM e TGMD-2 apresentaram correlação positiva e as baterias MABC-2 e TGMD-2 apresentaram correlação negativa, embora todas as correlações obtidas sejam fracas. Em termos de confiabilidade, o TGMD-2 apresentou consistência interna do item controle de objetos (α=.717) e do instrumento como um todo (α=.723), indicando sua fidedignidade. Na análise do desenvolvimento motor das crianças por meio da aplicação das baterias motoras, verificou-se que, segundo a EDM, em geral os participantes apresentaram déficit no desenvolvimento motor geral, com relação à idade cronológica, apresentando idade motora de 109 meses ou aproximadamente 9 anos e obtendo melhor desempenho em organização temporal e desempenho mais fraco em organização espacial, possivelmente em decorrência à dificuldade com a noção de direita-esquerda. Os meninos apresentaram desempenho superior às meninas em todas as habilidades motoras, exceto em esquema corporal/rapidez. De acordo com o MABC-2, os participantes classificaram-se na faixa limítrofe de desenvolvimento motor, apresentando melhores escores em equilíbrio e escores fracos em destreza manual. Por fim, conforme a classificação do TGMD-2, as crianças obtiveram resultado médio nas habilidades de locomoção e abaixo da media nas habilidades de controle de objetos. Em relação às diferenças entre os sexos, os meninos, de um modo geral, obtiveram melhor desempenho do que as meninas nas três baterias motoras.

Title: Occurrence of coordination disorders in children with hearing impairment Objectives: The aim of this master thesis was to verify the hypothesis that children with hearing impairment have higher incidence of sensorimotor issues byassessing their motor skills, physical fitness and somatognostic functions. A partial goal was to assess the correlation between the methods used. Methods: The examination group consisted of 73 children (27 girls and 46 boys) with hearing impairment aged 7 to 16 years (mean age 11.9 ± 2.8 years). The mean weight of the children was 47.7 ± 17.4 kg, the mean height was 153 ± 17.5 cm and the average BMI value was 19.7 ± 4.1. Following methods for testing of children with hearing impairment were utilized: the Movemet Assessment Battery for Children - Second Edition (MABC-2) and Unifittest 6-60. Results were evaluated according to Czech standards. All children were also tested for their somatognostic functions according to Kolář. Furthermore, anamnestic data were obtained from parents of 54 children using a non-standardized questionnaire. In the case of 20 children, the assessment was repeated after 3 years. Statistica and Microsoft Excel 2016 were used for data processing. Results: The hypothesis was confirmed, i.e. children with hearing impairment have higher incidence...

Bibliographic identification METLICKÁ, Martina. Testing dyspraxia of children and adolescents dancing acrobatic rock'n'roll and of children and adolescents with specific abnormalities. Prague: Charles University, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Department of rehabilitation and sports medicine, 2015. 91p. Supervisor MUDr. Josef Kraus, CSc. Abstract The theoretical part of this thesis briefly summarizes the findings of developmental dyspraxia and briefly characterizes different diseases encountered by tested subjects from a test sample of children with specific abnormalities, neurofibromatosis type 1 and Asperger's syndrome, and explores their relationship with developmental dyspraxia. The possibility of using dance therapy is also mentioned. The practical part is focused on evaluating the level of motor skills of children with specific abnormalities and children's rock and roll dancers using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2. Another objective is to determine whether the level of motor skills correlates with the level of attention tested by the Test of attention d2. The final goal is to assess the degree of physical activity of rock and roll dancers using the accelerometer ActiGraph GT3X. We confirm the presence of motor difficulties of children with specific abnormalities, however we did not confirm...

The thesis is foccused on the problematics of the developmental coordination disorder and its presence within the patiens with the idiopathic scoliosis. The theoretical part deals with the explanation of the terms of developmental coordination disorder, sensory integration and idiopathic scoliosis. The experimental part looks for the connection among the idiopathic scoliosis and the dvelopmental dyspraxia. Thirty patients took part in it. Eighteen of them were patiens with the idiopathic scoliosis, these were divided into two groups according to the age. The first group at the age of 7 to 10 years counted four patiens, the other group from 11 to 16 years contained fourteen patiens. The controll group involved twelve children from the fifth class of the common primary school. The children were tested by the standardized Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2 (MABC-2). Furthermore the measurement was completed by two questionnaires for parents. In the DCDQ'07 they assessed the motor abilities of their child compared to children of the same age and gender. The other questionnaire was aimed at closer information obout the pregnancy, development of the child, presence of any disease or impairment, etc. The difference between motor skills of children with the idiopathic scoliosis and the controll group in...