title: Movement Scaling in Children With ADHD-Combined Type.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to investigate motor performance in children with ADHD using a size-scaling handwriting task.
  
  
  METHODS
  In all, 14 male children with ADHD and 14 typically developing (TD) children (age 7-15) wrote 10-mm and 40-mm cursive letter "l."
  
  
  RESULTS
  Children with ADHD were unable to maintain their writing accurately at 40 mm, falling short by several millimeters; this was not evident in the TD children. Children with ADHD also had slightly faster and more fluent writing than TD children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was concluded that children with ADHD have difficulties scaling handwriting movement in the larger 40-mm condition that may reflect poor planning and modulation of movement, despite having faster and more fluent movements.
authors.affiliation: Monash University, Notting Hill, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Rebecca A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Langmaid
authors.affiliation: Monash University, Notting Hill, Victoria, Australia Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.affiliation: Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Beth P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.affiliation: Monash University, Notting Hill, Victoria, Australia Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia nicole.rinehart@deakin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Nicole J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Rinehart
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006236:Handwriting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D019957:Motor Skills Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: ADHD; comorbidity; motor control