While we have long understood the sensory discrimination concerns in children with DCD, sensory modulation has largely been unexplored. Cermak et al., examined the relationships between sensory modulation, social-emotional measures, behavior and motor skills in children with DCD, finding significant associations between sensory modulation and anxiety, empathic concern, repetitive behaviors, and motor skills in the DCD group. These results broaden our view of sensory integrative contributions to children with dyspraxia and DCD.

Speaker(s):
Sharon A. Cermak, Ed.D, OTR/L, FAOTA