Purpose; It was aimed to compare the bilateral coordination, running speed and agility parameters of students with and without special needs diagnosis. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 193 students, 30 with autism, 26 with mental retardation, 27 with learning difficulties and 110 with normal development, between the ages of 12-17, who were receiving education in normal education schools, special education centers and rehabilitation centers within the Van Provincial Directorate of National Education in 2023-2024. Measurement of motor skill levels was compared by applying Bruininks-Oseretsky Proficiency Test (BOT-2) Bilateral Coordination, Running Speed and Agility tests. SPSS 20.0 was used in the analysis of the study. In the comparison of continuous variables, Mann-Whitney U Test was used in paired groups, and Kruskal-Wallis Test analysis was used in the comparison of more than two groups. p<0.05 was considered significant. Findings; In the comparison of the sub-items of the speed and agility test of students with and without special needs diagnosis, significance was found in favor of the undiagnosed children in all sub-items (p<0.05). In addition, as a result of comparing the sub-items of the binary coordination test, no significant difference was found in sub-item 1, while significance was found in favor of undiagnosed children in the other sub-items of the test (p<0.05). When the speed and agility test results of students with special needs were compared according to their diagnoses, item 1 score was found to be higher in students with learning disabilities than in students with autism. Item 1 score of mentally disabled students was not found to be significantly different from other groups (p>0.05). In the items 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the speed and agility test, the scores of children with learning disabilities were found to be significantly higher than those of children with autism and mental retardation (p<0.05). In the bilateral coordination test, the scores of students with learning disabilities in the items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 were higher than those of students with autism (p<0.05). Students with mental retardation scored significantly higher than students with autism in items 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. No significant difference was found between students with mental retardation and learning disabilities in terms of dyadic coordination scores (p>0.05). As a result, when we look at the mean values in the speed and agility and bilateral coordination subtests, it was seen that the group with the highest gross motor skill scores was children with learning disabilities, while the group with the lowest scores was children with autism. Including planned physical education and sports activities in the education of disabled individuals can contribute to a complete physical, social, cognitive and sensory well-being and reduce the difference between disability groups.
Key words: Autism, mental retardation, learning disability, gross motor, bot-2