Handwriting Difficulties in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Scoping Review

Autor/inn/en	Kushki, Azadeh; Chau, Tom; Anagnostou, Evdokia
Titel	Handwriting Difficulties in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Scoping Review
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41 (2011) 12, S.1706-1716 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-011-1206-0
Schlagwörter	Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Handwriting; Autism; Children; Psychomotor Skills; Visual Perception; Risk; Literature Reviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handschrift; Autismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Risiko
Abstract	Functional handwriting involves complex interactions among physical, cognitive and sensory systems. Impairments in many aspects of these systems are associated with Autism spectrum disorders (ASD), suggesting a heightened risk of handwriting difficulties in children with ASD. This scoping review aimed to: (1) survey the existing evidence about potential contributions to compromised handwriting function in children with ASD, and (2) map out the existing studies documenting handwriting difficulties in children with ASD. The current evidence implicates impairments in fine motor control and visual-motor integration as likely contributors to handwriting difficulties in children with ASD, though the role of the latter is not well-understood. Moreover, diminished overall legibility and compromised letter formation are emerging points of convergence among existing studies of handwriting quality in children with ASD. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10