February 25, 2010

Watch How You Hold That Crayon

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Today in the New York Times Fashion & Style section there is a great article on how Occupational Therapists are helping kids develop their handwriting skills.

Twenty-five years ago, pediatric occupational therapists primarily served children with severe disabilities like spina bifida, autism or cerebral palsy. Nowadays, these therapists are just as focused on helping children more subtle difficulties which impact on academic performance (such as handwriting).


To read the full article online, click here.

1 comment:

Canadian college said...

Thanks for sharing the resource of the link which is very helpful for OT students.

Great Stuff !