AVALIAÇÃO DA MOTRICIDADE EM CRIANÇAS COM SÍNDROME DE DOWN ATRAVÉS DA ESCALA DE DESENVOLVIMENTO MOTOR

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.5651907039

• Palavras-chave: Crianças. Escala. Desempenho Psicomotor. Síndrome de Down

• Keywords: Children. Scale. Psychomotor Performance. Down’s syndrome

• Abstract:

  Down syndrome is one of the

  most well-known genetic disorders caused by

  the presence of an extra chromosome 21, and several are the characteristic alterations

  of this chromosomal disorder, the most noticeable being the intellectual deficit and the

  delay in motor development. The objective was to evaluate motor skills in children with

  Down Syndrome using the Motor Development Scale (EDM). Ten children, all with

  Down’s Syndrome diagnosis, participated in this study. To evaluate the basic elements

  of children’s motor skills, the EDM tests were applied. All data were analyzed through

  descriptive statistics and as main results the children had a low overall motor age

  (mean = 45 months) when related to chronological age (mean = 88 months). As for the

  motor profile, they had a “normal low” rating in 20% of the sample (n = 2), a “moderate”

  40% (n = 4) and a “severe” 40% (n = 4) profile. degree of dependence in the temporal

  organization: male group (mean = 27 months) and female group (mean = 32 months),

  being the lowest degree in the global motricity: male group (mean = 62 months) and

  female group . It was concluded that all participants had a delay in the basic elements

  of motor skills, but the boys obtained better results (4 tests) when compared to the girls

  (2 tests), because a more detailed evaluation allows parents and health professionals

  to conduct more specific, directed to the limitations and potentialities presented by

  each individual, that consequently will contribute to an improvement of the motricity.

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