DCD

Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD) can affect children in certain areas

• Poor fine motor control (e.g. drawing, writing, reading)
• Poor gross motor control (e.g. jumping, climbing, running)
• Lack of fluency in Speech
• Abnormal muscle tone (hypo/hyper tonia)
• Poor body awareness (kinaesthesis)
• Difficulties with gross motor sequencing (developmental dyspraxia)
  

It affects about 6% of the population and three times as many boys than girls. Timocco can help children with DCD by providing them a unique gaming environment suited for their needs. Playing Timocco’s games children with DCD can enjoy the gaming experience without frustration and with a lot of positive feedback. They can challenge themselves one step at a time and feel the satisfaction of getting better in an exciting and fun activity. While enjoying the experience of the virtual environment, the child will develop important skills.
Playing with both hands up in the air will strengthen the child’s shoulders and arms, and by smashing soap bubbles, he or she will improve the ability to use both hands in the right sequence and with good bilateral coordination.