(Interesting article, found on the CBC website)Researchers at the University of British Columbia are shining a new light on a condition that affects children's ability to print, tie their shoes or play sports.
Called developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD), it affects about six per cent of school-aged children.
For the first time, researchers have shown that the brains of children with DCD are different from other kids.
According to researcher Jill Zwicker, a PhD candidate in rehabilitation sciences at UBC, DCD often leads to struggles in school, partly because the kids find it physically difficult to print or write.
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