Hi, I have been trying to remediate handwriting issues in the middle school
population as well. I would agree with Michael that proximal stability is key.
Using this principal in conjunction with some of the core concepts and
astronaut protocol by Mary Kawar have also been useful in preping the
ocular-vestibular systems and following through with functional tasks. I have
had some progress with spacing and sizing difficulties. Using the visual
therapy literature and Kawar's Eye sight to insight I try to move kids using
scanning from peripheral to focal vision. You can also do this by practicing
saccades and pursuits, or scanning, copying and visual discrimination tasks. A
great web sight to look at is http://www.eyecansee.com , and
www.abcjesuslovesme.com. They both have free printable visual/perception
worksheets and games. Good luck.
Andrea Houtras, MS,OTR/L
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From: Michael Holmes o...@nvhospital.org
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Just to interject about the handwriting requests. I remember a saying
that, Proximal stability allows distal control. Perhaps a fancy way of
saying that scapular/shoulder weakness prevents a solid foundation for
stability to allow greater fine motor control with the writing utensil.
The joint laxity, poor endurance, poor posture, etc., are all things
that contribute to poor penmanship. Sorry if this is redundant, but
hopeful it helps.
Michael Holmes OTR/L
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