title: Kinaesthetic acuity and fine motor skills in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a preliminary report.
abstract: Two groups of 9-year-old children (24 children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD] and 24 controls) were assessed for kinaesthetic acuity and fine motor skills with medication withdrawn. Results showed significantly poorer performance on both tasks for children with ADHD, but only a weak association between fine motor and kinaesthetic performance. The implications are discussed, particularly the role of attention to proprioceptive signals in children with the diagnosis of ADHD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Whitmont
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007699:Kinesthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*