title: What kind of thing is 'being clumsy'?
abstract: The term 'clumsy' is used both as a colloquial pejorative and as a specific diagnostic entity. The meaning of the word and the possible means by which a child may come to be regarded as clumsy are discussed. The implications for management are considered.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D001828:Body Image; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D007699:Kinesthesis / Q000502:physiology; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000523:psychology; D011214:Practice, Psychological; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology