A child with coordination difficulties and frequent clumsiness may have which disability?

A child with coordination difficulties and frequent clumsiness may have which disability?

• A. Mental Retardation
• B. Perceptual Motor Disability
• C. Auditory Processing Disorder
• D. Autism Spectrum Disorder

Answer: (B)

Coordinated movement depends on how well sensory information is integrated with motor planning. When a child shows coordination difficulties and frequent clumsiness, it points to a perceptual-motor issue, often called perceptual-motor disability (also described today as Developmental Coordination Disorder). These children typically have normal intelligence but struggle with motor tasks such as handwriting, dressing, or sports, because their brain has trouble translating sensory input into smooth, coordinated actions. Other options involve different areas: intellectual disability implies broader cognitive delays; auditory processing disorder revolves around processing sounds, not motor skills; autism spectrum disorder centers on social communication and behavior, with motor clumsiness not being the defining feature.

Coordinated movement depends on how well sensory information is integrated with motor planning. When a child shows coordination difficulties and frequent clumsiness, it points to a perceptual-motor issue, often called perceptual-motor disability (also described today as Developmental Coordination Disorder). These children typically have normal intelligence but struggle with motor tasks such as handwriting, dressing, or sports, because their brain has trouble translating sensory input into smooth, coordinated actions.

Other options involve different areas: intellectual disability implies broader cognitive delays; auditory processing disorder revolves around processing sounds, not motor skills; autism spectrum disorder centers on social communication and behavior, with motor clumsiness not being the defining feature.