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This study aims to compare executive function components in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder and typically developing peers.

June 6, 2026Open Access

A Comparison of Executive Function in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder with Typically Developing Peers: A Comparative Study

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This study aims to compare executive function components in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder and typically developing peers.
Causal-comparative design; 250 primary school students screened for DCD and typically developing children
Comparison of 20 children with DCD and their typically developing peers on working memory and cognitive flexibility tasks
Multivariate and univariate analyses of variance were performed to assess group differences.
Children with DCD showed significantly lower accuracy in working memory (56.60 ± 21.43) compared to TD children (97.90 ± 13.42, P = 0.001)
DCD children had longer response times (910.35 ± 174.92 ms) versus TD children (745.4 ± 164.35 ms, P = 0.004)
DCD children had a higher interference score in cognitive flexibility (11.2 ± 6.32) than TD children (5.4 ± 2.99, P = 0.001).

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Comparative study examines executive function deficits in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder, suggesting intervention needs.

Sharafian et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Comparative study examines executive function deficits in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder, suggesting intervention needs.