ERIC Number: EJ1422404
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Publication Date: 2022-Mar
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Deficits in Handwriting of Individuals with Autism: A Review on Identification and Intervention Approaches
Pragya Verma; Uttama Lahiri
Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v9 n1 p70-90 2022
The complex handwriting skill, necessary for effective expression that has spatial, temporal, and kinaesthetic aspects ("three-aspects" henceforth), needs planning alongwith fine motor skill. Unlike neurotypicals, individuals with Autism possess cognitive and motor deficits adversely affecting handwriting, addressable through intervention. This necessitates to have comprehensive review on the struggles these children face while (hand)writing alongwith appropriate intervention. None categorize studies identifying the "three-aspects" of handwriting alongwith cognitive and motor processes and the intervention techniques. Here, we present a holistic review (i) categorizing studies emphasizing the "three aspects" of handwriting alongwith the underlying processes and (ii) highlighting the conventional, computer-assisted, and robot-assisted intervention techniques. Our review indicates that individuals with Autism struggle with the "three-aspects" of handwriting which can be addressed through intervention.
Descriptors: Handwriting, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intervention, Holistic Approach, Psychomotor Skills, Robotics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cognitive Processes, Kinesthetic Perception
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