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Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) have normal IQs but score lower than the 15th percentile on tests of motor coordination; many also have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Results of some small studies suggest that supplementation with fatty acids may benefit these children. In a randomized, controlled trial, 117 children with DCD (age range, 6–12; 66.7% male; 31% meeting ADHD criteria) received dietary supplementation or placebo for 3 months. The active treatment — capsules containing 80% fish oil and 20% primrose oil — provided daily doses of omega-3 fatty acids (558 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid and 174 mg of docosahexaenoic acid) and omega-6 fatty acids (60 mg of gamma-linoleic acid and 9.6 mg of alpha-tocoph…