Developmental Coordination Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Child, Development, Theory of mind
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to investigate theory of mind (ToM) in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Dutch-speaking children, who are living in Flanders or The Netherlands (because comparisons will be made with Flemish and Dutch norms), will be included. In addition, children should be six until twelve years old with a DCD diagnosis confirmed by a multidisciplinary team (including a doctor). During the test moment, ToM will be tested by ToM test-R and the motor skills by MABC-2. Beside, the ToM test-R will be filmed, but the child's face not shown. The parent/legal guardian will be asked to complete five online questionnaires (demographic and developmental questionnaire, CVO, SRS-2, SDQ and ToMBC), this can be completed in advance at home or at the test moment (researchers provide a laptop).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALAssessment
* Observations using two valid, observational instruments (MABC-2 and ToM test-R) that each child completes once at random. * A demographic and developmental questionnaire is completed once by the parent/guardian at recruitment. * Standardized questionnaires (Coordination Questionnaire For Parents (CVO), Social Responsiveness Scale second edition (SRS-2), Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and Theory of Mind Behavior Checklist (ToMBC)) are also questioned once to parent/guardian for data collection.
Sponsors
University Ghent
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age of child: from six to 12 years old * Confirmed diagnosis of DCD by a multidisciplinary team (including a physician) * Child lives in Flanders or the Netherlands * Child has Dutch as the mother tongue
Exclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) * Blood related siblings of the child * Parent/legal guardian does not have an adequate level of Dutch * (IQ lower than 70) OR (no IQ information and child attends special education type 1 (mild intellectual disability) or type 2 (moderate to severe mental disability))
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Theory of Mind | 2 hours | Measured with ToM test-R andTheory of Mind Behavior Checklist (ToMBC) |
Countries
Belgium
Contacts
Primary ContactLynn Bar-On, Prof. Dr.
Backup ContactLynn Bar-On, Prof. Dr.
Outcome results
None listed