Developmental coordination disorder is a lack of coordination between mental intentions and the body’s ability to carry out those intentions. For example, you may think, “I need to run.” However, the brain does not normally send the appropriate instructions to the arms and legs. The arms and legs do not follow the brain’s instructions. The same thing happens when you try to jump, write, push a button, or perform many other tasks that most people take for granted. People with developmental coordination disorder generally have normal intelligence. However, developmental coordination disorder is sometimes called “clumsy child syndrome,” and it can give the false impression that people with the condition are of reduced intelligence because they cannot perform basic tasks. The condition may be considered a childhood disorder, but its effects continue into adulthood. The main purpose of this paper was to present the basic assessment procedure for developmental motor coordination disorders in children. The process of assessment motor difficulties is presented after mentioning the etiology, the complexity of the disorder and the tests for its detection. Finally, the movement test Movement Assessment Battery for Children is presented.