Jonas displays deficits in motor skills like running, catching, and throwing. He finds it very distressing as the other children already tease him because of his attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. So that he can get occupational therapy to help with the delay, his school psychologist has added a diagnosis of:

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The symptoms described suggest a diagnosis of developmental coordination disorder, which involves delays in motor skills as well as difficulties with coordination and balance. Occupational therapy can help individuals with this disorder to improve their skills and function more effectively in daily life. The other options, persistent motor or vocal tic disorder, stereotypic movement disorder, and trisomy 21 disorder, do not fit the symptoms described.

Jonas Displays Deficits in Motor Skills Like Running, Catching, and Throwing