Evaluating physical activity using accelerometry in children at risk of developmental coordination disorder in the presence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 1343-1350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Baerg ◽  
John Cairney ◽  
John Hay ◽  
Lynn Rempel ◽  
Nadilein Mahlberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Children At Risk ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Coordination Disorder

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Review of Research on Movement Skill Performance and Physical Fitness

2003 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. Harvey ◽  
Greg Reid
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Children With Adhd ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Movement Performance ◽  
Coordination Disorder

The purpose of this study was to present a comprehensive review of research on the movement performance and physical fitness of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and offer research recommendations. Movement behaviors of children with ADHD were described on the basis of 49 empirical studies published between 1949 and 2002. Major results indicated that (a) children with ADHD are at risk for movement skill difficulties, (b) children with ADHD are at risk for poor levels of physical fitness, (c) comorbidity may exist between ADHD and developmental coordination disorder (DCD), and (d) few interventions have focused on movement performance and physical fitness of children with ADHD. Numerous reference citations for seminal review articles on ADHD are provided so that potential researchers or program planners might enter the vast ADHD literature with some ease.

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