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Range of motion, strength, active movement, and balance and coordination motor skills were assessed using the Bruininks\u2013Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, Second Edition (BOT-2), and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children\u2014Second Edition (MABC-2). A self-report measure of physical disability, the Activities Scale for Kids\u2014Performance Version (ASKp), was also administered. Results: Participants scored a mean of 44.72 on the BOT-2 Body Coordination composite subtest; scores can range from 20 to 80. Eleven participants (28.2%) scored below average on this test. Participants scored a mean of 7.3 on the Balance subtest of the MABC-2; scores can range from 1 to 19. Twenty-six participants (66.7%) scored below average on this test. Of 38 participants, 25 (65.8%) had an ASKp score indicating some level of disability (&lt;95\/100); we found a statistically significant difference in balance (p=0.007) between these 25 participants and those without disability (ASKp score 95\u2013100). Conclusions: The majority of our study population scored in the categories of at risk or significant difficulty for balance on the MABC-2. 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