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Unrecognized Motor Difficulties and Developmental Coordination Disorder in Preschool Children

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.36227

October 07, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study assesses the prevalence of motor difficulties suggestive of developmental coordination disorder among children and whether parents are aware of these difficulties.

Corresponding Author: Barbara Scheiber, BSc, MSc, Department Physiotherapy, University of Applied Sciences Tyrol, Innrain 98, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria (barbara.scheiber@fhg-tirol.ac.at).

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