Autistic child - fine motor control
John Rheinstein
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Collection
Title:
Autistic child - fine motor control
Creator:
John Rheinstein
Date:
6/11/2004
Text:
A friend of mine has an autistic child and asked for advice. I would appreciate any suggestions:
I'm hoping there's already a device out there that you may know about. Here's the situation, and it's analogous to a stroke victim who wants to resume oil painting.
My 7 year old son is autistic and has fine motor control problems. he does not have good arm control, and yet being non-verbal, he needs to point to letters to communicate. When I present him with three rows of letters, as on a keyboard, he can only do it accurately if I hold his upper arm, acting as a damper on his movement. Arm weights don't help him much because they're inelastic and only work to dampen movement in one dimension. Is there anything you've seen or know someone who might know someone who has seen it? Maybe it's for Parkinson's or stroke patients or another condition?
Thanks,
John Rheinstein, C.P.
I'm hoping there's already a device out there that you may know about. Here's the situation, and it's analogous to a stroke victim who wants to resume oil painting.
My 7 year old son is autistic and has fine motor control problems. he does not have good arm control, and yet being non-verbal, he needs to point to letters to communicate. When I present him with three rows of letters, as on a keyboard, he can only do it accurately if I hold his upper arm, acting as a damper on his movement. Arm weights don't help him much because they're inelastic and only work to dampen movement in one dimension. Is there anything you've seen or know someone who might know someone who has seen it? Maybe it's for Parkinson's or stroke patients or another condition?
Thanks,
John Rheinstein, C.P.
Citation
John Rheinstein, “Autistic child - fine motor control,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/223165.
