Professor Amanda Kirby (CEO of Do-IT Solutions) developed the screening checklist working with colleagues Professor Sara Rosenblum, and the late Professor David Sugden as part of her Ph.D. She has worked in the field of developmental disorders and more specifically DCD/Dyspraxia for more than 25 years and has an international reputation in the field.

The ADC has been translated into more than 10 languages and is used internationally around the world. The following paper was published as a consequence of the initial research.

The Development and Standardization of the Adult Developmental Co-ordination Disorders/Dyspraxia Checklist (ADC).Kirby, Amanda; Edwards, Lisa; Sugden, David; Rosenblum, Sara.Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010, Vol.31(1), p.131-139.