Sex difference of fine motor skills of school-age children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2023.09.005
- VernacularTitle:注意缺陷多动障碍学龄儿童精细动作技能的性别差异
- Author:
Xiaoyu BI
1
;
Xiaotong ZHU
1
;
Feilong ZHU
1
;
Dongqing KUANG
1
;
Yiling SONG
1
;
Biyao FAN
1
;
Yuanchun REN
1
Author Information
1. College of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
children;
school-age;
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder;
fine motor skills;
eye-hand coordination
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2023;29(9):1029-1034
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo explore the characteristics of fine motor skills of school-age children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in different sexes. MethodsFrom April, 2021 to April, 2023, 66 ADHD children from grades one to four in Beijing Haidian Wanquan Primary School were screened by psychiatrists, and other 69 ADHD children were recruited from hospitals and patient groups of WeChat, accounting to 135 ADHD children. Meanwhile, a total of 135 typically developed (TD) children matched with sex and age (< 0.5 year) were recruited from the same primary school as controls. They were assessed with Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC-2) four subtests of manual dexterit. ResultsAfter controlling age, the subtest scores and the total score of fine motor of MABC-2 were less in ADHD boys and girls than in the TD boys and girls (P < 0.05). The main effect of sex was significant on the subtest scores and the total score of fine motor for ADHD children (F > 5.133, P < 0.05), and they were less in the boy than in the girls (P < 0.05). ConclusionThe development of fine motor delays in school-aged ADHD children, especially for the boys.
