Internationally, governments, health and exercise practitioners are struggling with the threat
posed by physical inactivity leading to worsening outcomes in health and life expectancy …

Background Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) play a critical role in ontogenesis. Many
children have insufficient FMS, highlighting the need for universal screening in schools …

This paper adopts a method of narrative critical review based on a non-systematic search of
the literature to provide insights into the trends of developmental coordination disorder …

Background Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a common
neurodevelopmental disorder primarily characterized by fine and gross motor coordination …

This study aims to determine the prevalence, severity, and nature of the motor abnormalities
seen in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as well as to elucidate the associated …

Aim: To examine the latent structure of the Test of Gross Motor Development—Third Edition
(TGMD-3) with a bifactor modeling approach. In addition, the study examines the …

There has been an increasing interest in the relationship between motor skills and executive
functions (EFs) in young children over the years. However, no clear picture on the …

Comparing motor assessment tools that are available for young children is important in
order to select the most appropriate clinical and research tools. Hence, this study compared …

Introduction Despite the widespread use of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children,
2nd edition (MABC-2), little is known about the sensitivity or specificity of the individual items …

Fundamental movement skills (FMS) are building blocks of more advanced movements,
including subdomains of locomotion, object control and balance skills, but limited evidence …