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David Sugden was affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focused on areas related to developmental coordination and motor skills, with particular attention to children's physical and motor development as well as related health and educational domains.

Their recent research output included several papers covering developmental disorders, motor function, and interventions. Notable publications included:

  • Cognitive and motor function in developmental coordination disorder, 2020, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
  • A comparison of characteristics, developmental disorders and motor progression between children with and without developmental coordination disorder, 2021, Human Movement Science
  • NCS Assessments of the Motor, Sensory, and Physical Health Domains, 2021, Frontiers in Pediatrics
  • Developing and Implementing a School-led Motor Intervention for Children with Handwriting Difficulties, 2020, Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools & Early Intervention

The scientist collaborated with several coauthors during their career. Frequent collaborators included:

  • Peter H. Wilson
  • Scott Ruddock
  • Shahin Rahimi-Golkhandan
  • Jan P. Piek
  • Dido Green

Their work was published across a number of venues, which were recurrent sites for dissemination of their research findings. These publication venues were:

  • Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
  • Human Movement Science
  • Frontiers in Pediatrics
  • Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools & Early Intervention

David Sugden's research spanned several fields of study. The main areas included Medicine and Psychology, with further focus on subfields such as Developmental and Educational Psychology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Education, and Occupational Therapy.

The major topics addressed in their work encompassed:

  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Writing and Handwriting Education
  • Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility

Best Publications

  • International clinical practice recommendations on the definition, diagnosis, assessment, intervention, and psychosocial aspects of developmental coordination disorder

    Rainer Blank;Anna L. Barnett;John Cairney;John Cairney;Dido Green

  • Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2

    S. E Henderson;D. Sugden;A. L. Barnett

  • Cognitive and neuroimaging findings in developmental coordination disorder: new insights from a systematic review of recent research

    Peter Wilson;Bouwein C.M. Smits-Engelsman;Karen Caeyenberghs;Bert Steenbergen

  • The development and standardization of the Adult Developmental Co-ordination Disorders/Dyspraxia Checklist (ADC).

    Amanda Kirby;Lisa Edwards;David Sugden;Sara Rosenblum

  • Movement Skill Development

    Jack F. Keogh;David Sugden

  • A pilot study of psychopathology in Developmental Coordination Disorder.

    Dido Green;Dido Green;G. Baird;D. Sugden

  • Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

    Amanda Kirby;David A Sugden

  • Structural validity of the Movement ABC-2 test : factor structure comparisons across three age groups

    Joerg Schulz;Sheila E. Henderson;David A. Sugden;Anna L. Barnett

  • A TWO‐STEP PROCEDURE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL CO‐ORDINATION DISORDER IN SINGAPORE

    Helen C Wright;David A Sugden

  • Emerging adulthood in developmental co-ordination disorder: parent and young adult perspectives.

    A. Kirby;L. Edwards;D. Sugden

  • Intervention in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: the role of parents and teachers.

    David A. Sugden;Mary E. Chambers

  • Current approaches to intervention in children with developmental coordination disorder.

    David Sugden

  • The Nature of Developmental Coordination Disorder: Inter- and Intragroup Differences

    Helen C. Wright;David A. Sugden

  • Developmental co‐ordination disorder (DCD) in adolescents and adults in further and higher education

    Amanda Kirby;David Sugden;Sally Beveridge;Lisa Edwards

  • Problems in movement skill development

    David Sugden;Jack F. Keogh

  • Diagnosing developmental coordination disorders

    Amanda Kirby;David Sugden;Catherine Purcell

  • Does subtype of developmental coordination disorder count: Is there a differential effect on outcome following intervention?

    Unknown

  • Best practice principles for management of children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD): results of a scoping review.

    C. Camden;B. Wilson;A. Kirby;D. Sugden

  • Typical and Atypical Motor Development

    David Sugden;Michael G. Wade

  • Movement speed in children.

    David A. Sugden

  • Motor coordination disorders in children

    David Sugden;Helen C. Wright

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter H. Wilson
Peter H. Wilson Australian Catholic University
Anna L. Barnett
Anna L. Barnett Oxford Brookes University
Bert Steenbergen
Bert Steenbergen Radboud University
Jan P. Piek
Jan P. Piek Curtin University
Karen Caeyenberghs
Karen Caeyenberghs Deakin University
Mark Mon-Williams
Mark Mon-Williams University of Leeds
Elisabeth L. Hill
Elisabeth L. Hill Goldsmiths University of London
John Cairney
John Cairney University of Queensland
Sara Rosenblum
Sara Rosenblum University of Haifa
Jane E. Clark
Jane E. Clark University of Maryland, College Park

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