Abstract
Introduction and Aim: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by de?cits in both ?ne and gross motor coordination which has a signi?cant impact on a child’s activities of daily living or school productivity. So, the study aims to find the effect of aerobic exercise training on anxiety in children with developmental coordination disorder. Only very few studies have so far examined the psychological benefits of aerobic exercise in children with DCD who are already at a higher risk for anxiety problems.
 Materials and Methods: The school going children in Chennai district will be selected by convenient sampling method from the above-mentioned study setting based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria after a clear explanation about the study to the parents and teachers of the child with the inform consent an ascent will be obtained. Then the parents of the children are subjected to DCD-O7 questionnaire for the data collection.
 Results: Statistical Analysis made with quantitative data revealed statistically significant difference between pre and post-test values. Results of this current study provide support for the beneficial effects of aerobic exercise on reducing anxiety in children population.
 Conclusion: From the Result it has been concluded that the aerobic exercise showed the better result for reducing the increased level of anxiety in children with developmental coordination disorder. Hence this technique can be used for reducing anxiety of the DCD children and also to improve their quality of life, academic outcomes and physical activity. This study is the first study which has attempted to explore the relationship between aerobic exercise and anxiety in DCD Children.
Highlights
Introduction and AimDevelopmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in both fine and gross motor coordination which has a significant impact on a child’s activities of daily living or school productivity
From the Result it has been concluded that the aerobic exercise showed the better result for reducing the increased level of anxiety in children with developmental coordination disorder
This technique can be used for reducing anxiety of the DCD children and to improve their quality of life, academic outcomes and physical activity
Summary
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in both fine and gross motor coordination which has a significant impact on a child’s activities of daily living or school productivity. DCD, sometimes referred to as dyspraxia affects between 2 and 6% of children [4] and is characterized by motor skills that are significantly below age-expected levels, persisting despite opportunities to acquire and develop these skills [5]. Both the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) (WHO, 2007b) and the DSM, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) (APA, 2013) outlines broad diagnostic criteria for the disorder. In the ICD-10, DCD, along with clumsy child syndrome and developmental dyspraxia, are subsumed under the heading Specific Developmental Disorder of Motor Function, and defined as “a disorder in which the main feature is a serious impairment in the development of motor coordination that is not solely explicable in terms of general intellectual retardation or of any specific congenital or acquired neurological disorder marked neurodevelopmental immaturities such as choreiform movements of unsupported limbs or mirror movements and other associated motor features, as well as signs of impaired fine and gross motor coordination”(6,7)
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