TABLE 1.

Clinical presentation of children with DCD.

Presentation of children with DCD	Authors
Completion of class work within normal time frame is challenging. They become distracted and frustrated with a straightforward task	Missiuna et al. (2003); Zwicker et al. (2012)
Joint laxity	Rivilis et al. (2011)
Short- and long-term memory impairments	Summers et al. (2008)
Poor sequencing, visual perception and spatial organisation	Summers et al. (2008)
Poor fine motor skills often affect dressing skills, for example, tying shoe laces and doing buttons independently	Summers et al. (2008)
Activities that require the coordination of both sides of the body is very complicated, for example, cutting with scissors, star jumps, and eating with a knife and fork	Dewey and Wilson (2001); Rodger et al. (2003); Summers et al. (2008)
Avoid socialising with peers. Some seek out younger children to play with while others go of on their own	Dewey and Wilson (2001); Missiuna et al. (2003)
Difficulty in organising his/her desk, locker and homework	Summers et al. (2008)
Avoid participation in gym class and the playground	Miller et al. (2001)
Low-frustration tolerance, poor self-esteem and lack of motivation	Dewey and Wilson (2001); Missiuna et al. (2003)

Source: Self compiled, Riona Lallie