My DS is 11 and the easiest way to describe his motor coordination is awkward. He is well aware of it and will over accentuate things just to be weird on purpose- so it isn't weird on accident. He was in PT for balance and gait issues and too many tripping on "air rock" issues.
He learned to ride a bike at 7 with little problem. However, he still forgets all the time how to backpedal his coaster brakes (or which hand brake to. Pull if he is on my bike) and he prefers to just drag his toes until he stops. He can swim, but it isn't pretty-his right side is smooth and long and his left side is short and floppy, so he never goes straight
He is a competitive fencer and does quite well, no national championships or anything- but he is in the middle or the top of the pack most of the time. Our PT attributes this to the balanced stance and lack of midline crossing in fencing. She said they actually teach stroke patients to Fence sometimes, because it is something they can do without dual-Brain sided functions.
He can't jump rope, despite hours of effort. Can't hula hoop, play hopscotch or catch a ball smaller than a beach ball. He can throw accurately, but with no idea how much pressure to apply, it might be way, way too hard of a throw. Contributing to it all, he has hyper mobility and almost but not quite enough symptoms to diagnose Ehler Danlos. So what is the DCD and what is general floppy/stretchy problems is hard to determine.
