Fine motor, sensory and perceptive function of students with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity.
OBJECTIVE
To characterize and compare the fine motor, sensory and perceptive functions of students with Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADHD) and students with good academic performance, without behavior alteration.


METHODS
Participants were 22 male students from Elementary School distributed into: GI - 11 children with ADHD; and GII - 11 students with good academic performance and no behavior alteration. Students were submitted to the Protocol for Evaluation of Fine Motor, Sensory and Perceptual Function, and to the Dysgraphia Scale.


RESULTS
There were differences between GI and GII in tasks concerning fine motor function, sensory function, and perceptual function, with lower performance from GI. All students in GI presented dysgraphia.


CONCLUSIONS
Students with Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity present lower performance regarding fine motor, sensory and perception functions in relation to students with good academic performance. These difficulties can cause significant impact on academic performance, impairing the development of written language and causing dysgraphia in these students.
Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, School of Philosophy and Sciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Marília, SP, Brazil.
Paola Matiko Martins
PM
Okuda
Fábio Henrique
FH
Pinheiro
Giseli Donadon
GD
Germano
Niura Aparecida de Moura Ribeiro
NA
Padula
Maria Dalva
MD
Lourencetti
Lara Cristina Antunes Dos
LC
Santos
Simone Aparecida
SA
Capellini
D000381:Agraphia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D013334:Students