Simulated Buckles Opening buckles is relatively easy- involving a series of bilateral pulling motions. However, closing buckles is a trickier…
Dressing skills develop substantially during the 2nd year of life. They are wonderful bilateral activities! Repetitive, button manipulation activities will…
Many children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are more willing to engage in activities that provide a…
Just as a baby gradually develops more mature grasps (such as the pincer) to hold and manipulate objects, her grasp…
A fetus’s nervous system enables her to kick, push and reposition while still snug inside the womb. After birth, the…
What Is a Built-Up Handle? A Built-Up or Englarged handle is an adaptation that makes grasping easier. It may be…
What is Functional Vision? In my book From Flapping to Function: A Parent’s Guide to Autism and Hand Skills, I describe…
Many years ago, I worked at a day program training adults with developmental disabilities and noticed that some of them…
Dyspraxia is one of the 6 subtypes of Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD) Many children have more than one of the…
Cutting with scissors is one of the most challenging fine motor skills! Providing the right scissors, teaching correct techniques, and…