She has abnormal functioning in each of these areas with onset prior to age three years and the disturbance is not better accounted for by Rett's Disorder or Childhood Disintegrative Disorder.
D. is a three year-old male diagnosed with Developmental Coordination Disorder which is also called developmental dyspraxia. This child presents with normal height, weight, and features, but barely walks and falls constantly and is unable to participate in activities on his own. His parents were the first to notice that his behaviors were not normal for his age; he was irritable since birth, suffered from feeding and sleeping difficulties, and was unable to crawl or walk as expected. He participated in repetitive behaviors such as head banging or rolling instead of trying to crawl or walk; he would also swing his feet and clap his hands, twisting and moving, but not crawling or walking. Instead of talking he would make loud noises and persist in temper
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