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This study aims to identify barriers and facilitators faced by clinical and education practitioners in diagnosing Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).

March 5, 2026PLoS ONEOpen Access

“The system is a bit broken…” a qualitative exploration of barriers in the pathway for diagnosing Developmental Coordination Disorder

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This study aims to identify barriers and facilitators faced by clinical and education practitioners in diagnosing Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).
Conducted semi-structured interviews with stakeholders in the DCD pathway.
Identified barriers and facilitators related to assessment and support.
Applied theoretical thematic analysis guided by the COM-B model.
Identified barriers related to capability, such as confusing terminology and inconsistent knowledge.
Highlighted opportunity constraints, including resource limitations and low prioritization of DCD.
Noted motivational issues like overlapping job roles and tendencies to address needs of non-diagnosed children.
No consistent facilitators were found across interviews.

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Qualitative exploration identifies barriers in the diagnosis pathway for children with sensorimotor challenges, suggesting urgent systemic improvements.

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Eddy et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a91e1fd6127c7a504c1d27 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343972

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Implication

Qualitative exploration identifies barriers in the diagnosis pathway for children with sensorimotor challenges, suggesting urgent systemic improvements.

“The system is a bit broken…” a qualitative exploration of barriers in the pathway for diagnosing Developmental Coordination Disorder

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“The system is a bit broken…” a qualitative exploration of barriers in the pathway for diagnosing Developmental Coordination Disorder

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