New research by scientists at Oxford Brookes University has identified specific genes which could provide vital information about the biology of developmental coordination disorder (DCD), also known ...

Dyspraxia is a developmental disorder. It can affect all phases and aspects of a child’s growth including physical, social, memory, language, sensory development, intellectual and emotional growth.

When you think of neurodiversity, what comes to mind? Autism? Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? These conditions often take the spotlight, but one common condition that remains largely ...

People with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) – also known as dyspraxia – have a "hidden disability". This neurodevelopmental condition has recently been portrayed by Tosin Cole as Ryan, a ...

When a child struggles to tie their shoelaces, write legibly or stay upright during PE, it can be dismissed as clumsiness or lack of effort. But for around 5% of UK children, these challenges stem ...

Carolyn Dunford receives funding from Elizabeth Casson Foundation. Authors: Carolyn Dunford, Peter Wilson, Mellissa Prunty as part of the “DCD Big Ideas Group” 25 key researchers in the field of DCD ...

Our understanding of neurodiversity has changed a great deal over the last few decades. The term that was once used to describe mostly just autism and ADHD now encompasses dozens of disorders that all ...

Sue O'Neill is affiliated with the Special Education and Inclusive Research Group at UNSW Iva Strnadová is affiliated with the Special and Inclusive Research Group at the School of Education, UNSW.