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Symptoms
What does a person with DCD look like?
No two people with DCD will look the same. Symptoms and severity will vary between individuals. However, people often report a combination of the following more common symptoms
Children
Children with motor DCD will have problems with gross motor coordination, fine motor coordination or a combination of both. This may show as:
- Unusual sitting or standing postures
- Difficulty with toys that require co-ordination such as stacking bricks or Lego
- Difficulty using cutlery
- Constantly tripping and falling
- Constantly bumping into people or things
- Difficulty with learning new skills or sports
- Difficulty with tying shoelaces or doing buttons
- Difficulty in writing
- Difficulty changing clothes
- Unusual amount of mess when eating.
Non-Physical Behaviors
Aside from the physical effects of DCD, some other behaviours include:
- Sensory issues
- Sensitivities to taste, light, touch and/or noise
- Lack of awareness of potential dangers
- A tendency to take things literally
- Difficulty concentrating for long periods of time