The aim of this study is to compare the visual-motor perceptual skills of children who have a developmental articulation and phonological disorder, with children who do not have such disorders. A group of 21 children between the ages 5:6 and 9:1 yr. (13 boys, 8 girls) was compared to a control group of 21 children matched on sex, age, and socioeconomic level using the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test. Children with disorders had significantly more Bender errors.
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