It is important that handwriting performance be evaluated using a valid, reliable, standardized tool combined with informal classroom observation and teacher consultation. Poor handwriting may be related to intrinsic factors, which refer to the child's actual handwriting capabilities, or extrinsic factors which are related to environmental or biomechanical components, or both. Fine motor control, bilateral and visual–motor integration, motor planning, in-hand manipulation, proprioception, visual perception, sustained attention, and sensory awareness of the fingers are some of the component skills identified. This complex occupational task has many underlying component skills that may interfere with handwriting performance. Should play a crucial role in the assessment and in creating programs forįailure to attain handwriting competency during the school-age years often has far-reaching negative effects on both academic success and self-esteem. It is important to provide children with Down syndrome,Īnd all other children with ID, with early (re)habilitation programs for the Signiﬁcant diﬀerences in ﬁne motor skills between girls and boys withĭown syndrome. Statistically better than children with organic/other genetic cause of ID.Īn additional goal was to examine ﬁne motor skills in children withĭown syndrome in relation to the child’s sex. On the other hand, children with unknown etiology of ID performed Not diﬀer statistically signiﬁcantly from the other two etiological groups. The results of this study indicate that children with Down syndrome did Fine motor skills were assessed by the Purdue Pegboard Test.

Te sample for this study comprised 90Ĭhildren with ID, aged 7-15, who were divided in three etiological groups:ġ. Groups of children with intellectual disability (ID), we examined these skills The relative paucity of literature on ﬁne motor skills in diﬀerent etiological Suggests a close relationship between motor skills and intelligence. Moreover, ﬁne motor skills are alsoĬorrelated to the childrens’ academic success at school. Their development is necessary for many everyday activities such asĭressing, feeding, holding objects, etc. Fine motor skills are very important for children’s overall functioning.

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