Ontwikkelingskoördinasieversteuring (DCD) se verband met leerverwante probleme en ADHD by 6- en 7-jarige kinders in Potchefstroom

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine whether relationships exists between DCD (Developmental Coordination Disorder), ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and learning-related problems in children in the age group 6 to 7 years. Ninety-nine (N=99) learners were identified in Potchefstroom, randomly and proportionally representative of various ethnic groups [White (n=37), Black (n=50) and Coloured (n=12)], and evaluated with the Movement Assessment Battery for Children, Aptitude Test for School Beginners, Taylor Hyperactivity Checklist and the
Modified Conner’s Abbreviated Teacher questionnaire. The learning-related skills of children (determined with the ASB) who were classified as DCD (<15th percentile) by means of the MABC, were compared with a group without DCD by means of ttesting and analysis of variance (Statsoft, 2006). The results indicated that the learning-related skills of DCD children are significantly (p=0.01) less favourable than those of children without DCD. Forward stepwise discriminant analysis, performed with SAS, further indicated that gestalt contributed most to discrimination between the groups with and without DCD. A stronger relationship was indicated
between DCD and learning related problems compared to between DCD and ADHD, although learning related problems and ADHD showed positive relationships