Quickstart for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder: A preliminary report of an adapted community-based early intervention program.

Background And Aims: Early intervention (EI) for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) must be resource-efficient while remaining effective; thus, clinicians are challenged to create and implement useful methods. Clinical evidence from community-based interventions that include reliable diagnoses, individual EI programs, along with comprehensive descriptions of participants, procedures, and participant outcomes can inform practice, translational research, and local policy. Parent-mediated EI for toddlers with ASD can promote positive developmental outcomes and lifelong well-being, but evidence of successful community uptake of research-based EIs is somewhat limited.

Use of the Medical Research Council Framework to develop a complex intervention in pediatric occupational therapy: Assessing feasibility.

The United Kingdom Medical Research Council recommends use of a conceptual framework for designing and testing complex therapeutic interventions. Partnering for Change (P4C) is an innovative school-based intervention for children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) that was developed by an interdisciplinary team who were guided by this framework. The goals of P4C are to facilitate earlier identification, build capacity of educators and parents to manage DCD, and improve children's participation in school and at home.

Partnering for change: an innovative school-based occupational therapy service delivery model for children with developmental coordination disorder.

Background: Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a common, chronic health condition that is poorly recognized and understood in school settings. Without appropriate support, children with DCD are at increased risk of depression, decreased fitness, and obesity. Evidence shows that occupational therapy intervention needs to shift from remediation of impairment to chronic disease management.

Clinical expression of developmental coordination disorder in a large Canadian family.

Previous studies of the phenotype of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) have largely concentrated on population-based samples. The present study reports on an in-depth examination of a large Canadian family with eight children, after three children who were suspected to have DCD were referred for evaluation. Subsequently, five of the six children whose motor impairments could be measured, and the mother, met the diagnostic criteria for DCD as per the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - fourth edition.

Parental questions about developmental coordination disorder: A synopsis of current evidence.

In recent years, knowledge about developmental coordination disorder (DCD) has accumulated very rapidly. Considerable progress has been made in the understanding of DCD, but recent studies have not been compiled in a way that makes them easily accessible to practicing paediatricians. In the present paper, the literature is reviewed and organized around the questions commonly raised by parents of children with DCD when they meet with their paediatrician.

Description of children identified by physicians as having developmental coordination disorder.

The aim of this study was to describe in detail a large group of children aged 4 to 12 years who were diagnosed with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) by physicians following a rigorous multidisciplinary procedure. As part of a community-based DCD knowledge translation program, physicians received specialized training and were invited to identify children with probable DCD who were referred for further investigation to help confirm the diagnosis. Of 116 children (87 males, 29 females; age range 4y 1mo - 12y 11mo, mean age 8y) identified as having probable DCD by physician participants, 88 (76%) were subsequently diagnosed with DCD and 77.

Enabling occupation through facilitating the diagnosis of developmental coordination disorder.

Background: The largest proportion of children seen within school-based occupational therapy is referred for handwriting difficulties. Many of these children have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), a disorder that often goes undiagnosed, making if difficult for children, parents, and teachers to access resources.

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to outline the important role of occupational therapists in recognizing and facilitating the diagnosis of DCD.

Educational outreach and collaborative care enhances physician's perceived knowledge about Developmental Coordination Disorder.

Background: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a chronic neurodevelopmental condition that affects 5-6% of children. When not recognized and properly managed during the child's development, DCD can lead to academic failure, mental health problems and poor physical fitness. Physicians, working in collaboration with rehabilitation professionals, are in an excellent position to recognize and manage DCD.

The impact of newborn hearing screening on communication development.

Objective: Universal newborn hearing screening has become standard practice in many countries. The primary goal of this study was to assess the impact of early identification of permanent childhood hearing loss on oral communication development.

Setting: Participants were recruited from three clinical programmes in two cities in the province of Ontario, Canada.