Kinaesthetic acuity and find motor skills in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A preliminary report

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1091-1098

  Whitmont, Stephanie ^a   Clark, Charmian ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESTHESIA; MALE; MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0030332430     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1996.tb15072.x     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. American Psychiatric Association (1987) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - 3rd edition Revised (DSM-III-R). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Associaton.
2. _ (1994) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - 4th Edition (DSM-IV). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
3. Ashby AA. (1983) The growth of manual preference and speed. British Journal of Psychology 61: 545-58.
4. Bairstow PJ, Laszlo JI. (1981) Kinaesthetic sensitivity to passive movements and its relationship to motor development and motor control. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 23: 606-16.
5. _ _ (1986) Measurement of kinaesthetic insensitivity: A reply to Doyle and colleagues. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 28: 194-7.
6. Barkley RA. (1990) Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment. New York: Guilford Press.
7. Bruininks R. (1978) Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency. MN: American Guidance Service.
8. Cameron T. (1993) Kinaesthetic proficiency in boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Unpublished BA Honours Thesis, University of Sydney.
9. Chawla PK, Sahasi G, Sundaram KR, Mehta M. (1982) A study of prevalence and pattern of hyper-active syndrome in primary school children. Indian Journal of Psychiatry 23: 313-23.
10. Cordo PJ. (1990) Kinaesthetic control of a multijoint movement sequence. Journal of Neurophysiology 63: 161-72.
11. _ Flanders M. (1989) Sensory control of target acquisition. Trends In Neurosciences 12: 110-17.
12. Daniel A. (1983) Australian Studies. Power, Privilege and Prestige. Occupations in Australia. London: Longman Cheshire.
13. Dreyer AS, Dreyer CA, Nebelkopf EB. (1971) Portable rod and frame test as a measure of cognitive style in kindergarten children. Perceptual and Motor Skills 33: 775-81.
14. Elliott JM, Connolly KJ, Doyle AJR. (1988) Development of kinaesthetic sensitivity and motor performance in children. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 30: 80-92.
15. Gadow KD. (1983) Effects of stimulant drugs on academic performance in hyperactive and learning disabled children. Journal of Learning Disabilities 16: 710-18.
16. Gandevia SC, McCloskey DI, Burke B. (1992) Kinaesthetic signals and muscle contraction. Trends in Neurosciences 15: 62-5.
17. Gordon NG, Kantor DR. (1979) Effects of clinical dosage levels of Methylphenidate on two-flash thresholds and perceptual motor performance in hyperactive children. Perceptual and Motor Skills 48: 721-2.
18. Goyette CH, Conners CK, Ulrich RF. (1978) Normative data on revised Conners Parent and Teacher Rating Scales. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 6: 221-36.
19. Gualtieri CT, Evans RW. (1988) Motor performance in hyperactive children treated with Imipramine. Perceptual and Motor Skills 66: 763-9.
20. Harris SJ, Livesey DJ. (1992) Improving handwriting through kinaesthetic sensitivity practice. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal 39: 23-7.
21. Henderson A, Duncombe L. (1982) Development of kinaesthetic judgements of angle and distance. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research 2: 131-44.
22. Henderson SE. (1993). Motor development and minor handicap. In: Kalverboer AF, Hopkins B. George R. editors. Motor Development in Early and Later Childhood: Longitudinal Approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p 286-306.
23. Hesterley SO. (1986) Clinical management of children with hyperactivity. A shift in diagnostic and therapeutic emphasis. Postgraduate Medicine 79: 299-305.
24. Jastak S, Wilkinson GS. (1984) Wide Range Achievement Test - Revised. Wilmington, DE: Jastak Associates.
25. Knights RM, Hinton GG. (1969) The effects of methylphenidate (Ritalin) on the motor skills and behavior of children with learning problems. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 148: 643-53.
26. Laszlo JI. (1990) Child perceptuo-motor development: normal and abnormal development of skilled behaviour. In: Hauert CA, editor. Developmental Psychology: Cognitive, Perceptuo-Motor and Neuropsychological Perspectives. North Holland: Elsevier Science.
27. Laszlo JI. (1995) Diagnosis and treatment of perceptual-motor-dysfunction (clumsiness) and ADD. Australian Journal of Psychology 47: (Suppl.) (Proceedings of the 30th Annual Australian Psychological Conference).
28. _ Bairstow PJ. (1980) The measurement of kinaesthetic sensitivity in children and adults. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 22: 454-64.
29. _ _ (1981) Kinaesthetic sensitivity to passive movements and its relationship to motor development and control. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 23: 606-16.
30. _ _ (1983) Kinaesthesis: its measurement, training, and relationship to motor control. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 24: 536-43.
31. _ _ (1985) Perceptual and Motor Behaviour: Devlopmental Assessment and Therapy. London: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
32. Laszlo JI, Sainsbury KM. (1993) Perceptuo-motor development and prevention of clumsiness. Psychological Research 55: 167-74.
33. Laszlo JI, Bairstow PJ, Ward GT, Bancroft H. (1980) Distracting information, motor performance and sex differences. Nature 283: 377-88.
34. Lerer RJ, Lerer MP. (1976) The effects of methylphenidate on the soft neurological signs of hyperactive children. Pediatrics 57: 521.
35. _ _ Artner J. (1977) Effects of methylphenidate on the handwriting of children with minimal brain dysfunction. Journal of Pediatrics 91: 127-32.
36. Livesey DJ, Parkes NA. (1995) Testing kinaesthetic acuity in preschool children. Australian Journal of Psychology 47: 160-3.
37. McCloskey DI. (1978) Kinaesthetic sensibility. Physiological Review 58: 763-820.
38. McMahon SA, Greenberg LM. (1977) Serial neurologic examination of hyperactive children. Pediatrics 59: 584-7.
39. Newcombe N. (1982) Sex-related differences in spatial ability: problems and gaps in current approaches. In: Potegal M, editor. Spatial Abilities: Developmental and Physiological Foundations. New York: Academic Press.
40. Parkes N. (1992) An investigative study concerning the development of kinaesthetic acuity in children aged 3 to 6 years and its relationship to drawing ability. Unpublished BA Honours Thesis, University of Sydney.
41. Sattler J. (1990) The Assessment of Children. 3rd ed. San Diego: Jerome Sattler, Publisher.
42. Schoemaker MM, Kalverboer AF. (1990) Treatment of clumsy children. In: Kalverboer AF, editor. Developmental Biopsychology: Experimental and Observational Studies in Children at Risk. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
43. Serfontein G. (1991) An approach to Attention Deficit Disorder. Modern Medicine of Australia. October: 103-14.
44. Shaywitz SE: Shaywitz BA. (1984) Diagnosis and management of Attention Deficit Disorder: a pediatric perspective Pediatric Clinics of North America 31: 429-57.
45. Stewart MS, Pitts FM, Craig AG, Dieruf W. (1966) The hyperactive child syndrome. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 36: 861-7.
46. Szatmari P, Offord DR, Boyle MH. (1989) Correlates, associated impairments, and patterns of service tilization of children with attention deficit disorders: findings from the Ontario child health study. Journal of Child Psychotagy and Psychiatry 36: 861-7.
47. Wechsler D. (1991) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Third Education: Manual. New York: Psychological Corportion.
48. Witkin HA, Oltman PK, Raskin ER, Karp SA. (1971) Manual for the Embedded Figures Test. Palo-Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.