
016 - Developmental Coordination Disorder
03/03/25 • 21 min
This episode delves into the epidemiology, neurobiology, and differential diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), including its frequent co-occurrence with autism intellectual developmental disorder or ADHD, and stresses the importance of occupational and physical therapies to improve outcomes, highlighting that DCD should be identified and addressed rather than being subsumed into other conditions.
Referenced resources can be found within the show transcripts at https://psydactic_caps.buzzsprout.com
Feedback can be emailed to [email protected] OR submitted via a form at https://psydactic.com.
This is not medical advice. Please see a licensed physician for any personal questions regarding your own or your child's health.
This episode delves into the epidemiology, neurobiology, and differential diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), including its frequent co-occurrence with autism intellectual developmental disorder or ADHD, and stresses the importance of occupational and physical therapies to improve outcomes, highlighting that DCD should be identified and addressed rather than being subsumed into other conditions.
Referenced resources can be found within the show transcripts at https://psydactic_caps.buzzsprout.com
Feedback can be emailed to [email protected] OR submitted via a form at https://psydactic.com.
This is not medical advice. Please see a licensed physician for any personal questions regarding your own or your child's health.
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Referenced resources can be found within the show transcripts at https://psydactic_caps.buzzsprout.com
Referenced resources can be found within the show transcripts at https://psydactic_caps.buzzsprout.com
Feedback can be emailed to [email protected] OR submitted via a form at https://psydactic.com.
This is not medical advice. Please see a licensed physician for any personal questions regarding your own or your child's health.
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Referenced resources can be found within the show transcripts at https://psydactic_caps.buzzsprout.com
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PsyDactic - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Board Study Edition - 016 - Developmental Coordination Disorder
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Welcome to PsyDactic CAPS board study edition. Today is Sunday, March 2nd, 2025, and I am your host, Dr. O'Leary, a child and adolescent psychiatry fellow in the National Capital Region. This is a podcast I designed to help myself and other child and less psychiatry fellows study for their boards while driving back and forth to work, enjoying a run, or boiling spaghetti. But anyone interested in human development and mental health will also likely get something out of this. I use artificial in
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