Fine motor skills in Afrikaans speaking primary school children with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder

McAlpine, Estelle

dc.contributor.advisor	Meyer, J. A.
dc.contributor.author	McAlpine, Estelle
dc.date.accessioned	2018-07-20T08:22:39Z
dc.date.available	2018-07-20T08:22:39Z
dc.date.issued	2004
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2051
dc.description	Thesis (M.A. (Psychology)) --University of Limpopo, 2004.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study was to investigate whether poor motor skills are associated with ADHD. Afrikaans speaking primary school children were screened for ADHD with the Disruptive Behaviour Disorder scale (DBD). They were matched for gender and age with a normal group without ADHD symptoms. The children (31 ADHD and 31 Controls) were assessed for fine motor skills on three instruments: the Grooved pegboard, Maze co ordination and Finger tapping tests. To some degree all three tests of fine motor skills revealed poorer performances in the ADHD group than in the normal group. The finger tapping test showed the least discrimination between the groups. The girls performed significantly poorer on all tests. There were statistically significant effects of hand dominance. Results show that tests for fine motor skills discriminate between children with ADHD and normal comparisons. These results appear to support the hypothesis that poor motor skills are associated with ADHD.	en_US
dc.format.extent	xii, 143 leaves	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Limpopo	en_US
dc.relation.requires	pdf	en_US
dc.subject	Fine motor skills	en_US
dc.subject	Primary school children	en_US
dc.subject	Attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder	en_US
dc.subject	Afrikaans	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Attention-deficit-disordered children	en_US
dc.title	Fine motor skills in Afrikaans speaking primary school children with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US