This is the first video of a six-part-series, in which Ellie Horgan, Occupational Therapist, introduces the development of handwriting, grasps and underlying, associated skills. She also talks about common underlying causes for handwriting difficulties. If you have further questions or need to troubleshoot individual challenges your child experiences, please contact the occupational therapist in your local children's disability network team.
This is the first video of a six-part-series, in which Ellie Horgan, Occupational Therapist, introduces the development of handwriting, grasps and underlying, associated skills. She also talks about common underlying causes for handwriting difficulties. If you have further questions or need to troubleshoot individual challenges your child experiences, please contact the occupational therapist in your local children's disability network team.
In this video:
00:00 Introduction & overview
0:50 Developmental Stages, grasp development
2:05 Underlying skills
2:49 Underlying causes of handwriting issues ...
Link to article on Handwriting Development: Feder, K.P. and Majnemer, A. (2007), Handwriting development, competency, and intervention. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 49: 312-317. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...
