Movement Scaling in Children With ADHD-Combined Type. (February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Langmaid, Rebecca A.; Papadopoulos, Nicole; Johnson, Beth P.; Phillips, James; Rinehart, Nicole J.
• Is Part Of: Journal of attention disorders. Volume 20:Number 2(2016:Feb.)
• Page Start: 131
• Page End: 137
• Publication Date: 2016-02
• Subjects: ADHD -- comorbidity -- motor control; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Periodicals; Attention -- Periodicals; 616.8589
• DOI: 10.1177/1087054713493317
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1087-0547

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate motor performance in children with ADHD using a size-scaling handwriting task.Method: In all, 14 male children with ADHD and 14 typically developing (TD) children (age 7-15) wrote 10-mm and 40-mm cursive letter " l. "Results: Children with ADHD were unable to maintain their writing accurately at 40 mm, falling short by several millimeters; this was not evident in the TD children. Children with ADHD also had slightly faster and more fluent writing than TD children.Conclusion: It was concluded that children with ADHD have difficulties scaling handwriting movement in the larger 40-mm condition that may reflect poor planning and modulation of movement, despite having faster and more fluent movements.