Fine motor deficits and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in primary school children.

Maria Mokobane Basil J Pillay Anneke Meyer

Published in: The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa (2019)

Difficulties in fine motor skills are prevalent in children with ADHD, particularly in the ADHD-PI and ADHD-C. Problems are encountered in distal, complex, speeded tasks. The effect may lead to poor handwriting and academic performance.

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