DAMP—deficits in attention, motor control, and perception—is a controversial psychiatric concept conceived by Christopher Gillberg. Though minor cases of DAMP are roughly defined as a combination of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and a pervading attention deficit, severe cases are seen to exhibit 5 propertiesof DAMP : Problems of attention, gross and fine motor skills, perceptual deficits, and speech-language impairments  .
DAMP—deficits in attention, motor control, and perception—is a psychiatric concept conceived by Christopher Gillberg. DAMP is defined by the presence of five properties : Problems of attention, gross and fine motor skills, perceptual deficits, and speech-language impairments . While routinely diagnosed in Scandinavian countries, the diagnosis has been rejected in the rest of the world. Minor cases of DAMP are roughly defined as a combination of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and a pervading attention deficit .
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Though minor cases of DAMP are roughly defined as a combination of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and a pervading attention deficit, severe cases are seen to exhibit 5 propertiesof DAMP
DAMP is defined by the presence of five properties
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. While routinely diagnosed in Scandinavian countries, the diagnosis has been rejected in the rest of the world. Minor cases of DAMP are roughly defined as a combination of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and a pervading attention deficit