Evidence record

NHS. Dyspraxia in adults (developmental co-ordination disorder).

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Source record

Source kind: authoritative guidance
Evidence model: Accepted legacy v0.1 embedded source
Accessed: 2026-08-12
Oracle last reviewed: 2026-08-12

Open source

Claims this source bears on

DCD often continues to affect people in adolescence and adulthood, although the activities that create difficulty and the support needed can change over time and with context.

Claim reference: developmental-coordination-disorder#dcd-claim-lifespan · Confidence: moderate · Evidence role: Legacy source route — no v0.2 contribution role inferred

Evidence limitations

None recorded.

Claim uncertainty

How strong and representative is the evidence for adult DCD assessment, long-term outcomes and adult service pathways?

In UK public use, dyspraxia is often used for DCD, but healthcare guidance prefers DCD for the developmental condition because dyspraxia can also refer to movement difficulties acquired after brain injury or stroke.

Claim reference: developmental-coordination-disorder#dcd-claim-terminology · Confidence: high · Evidence role: Legacy source route — no v0.2 contribution role inferred

Evidence limitations

None recorded.

Claim uncertainty

Which non-motor difficulties commonly described under the word dyspraxia are core DCD features, co-occurring conditions or consequences of environmental demands?

Funding and conflicts

None recorded.

Evidence projection provenance

Evidence synthesis accepted by the owner on 2026-08-12 and promoted from frozen Batch A candidate blob 885dbc3a8293c6fa615d3fcacf80fe8dc23802e1; candidate history remains preserved.

Public projection ID: legacy-developmental-coordination-disorder-dcd-source-nhs-adults