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Adaptive Music Programs for Children with Physical Disabilities
Lifestyle > Recreation

Adaptive Music Programs for Children with Physical Disabilities

By Franklin Morris
...individual notes isolatable for students with reduced fine motor control; lightweight percussion instruments...notes isolatable for students with reduced fine motor control; lightweight percussion instruments manufactured...isolatable for students with reduced fine motor control; lightweight percussion instruments manufactured...
Assistive Technology for Eating Independence
Lifestyle > Independence

Assistive Technology for Eating Independence

By Nora Bloom
...limb differences face motor challenges that make...addresses a different motor challenge. Weighted...shaky hands or poor motor control. The added...hands or poor motor control. The added weight stabilizes...strength or limited fine motor control. Foam...strength or limited fine motor control. Foam tubing...limited fine motor control. Foam tubing slips...
Process Art vs Product Art for Children with Autism
Lifestyle > Art

Process Art vs Product Art for Children with Autism

By Gregory Simmons
...value. Product art teaches following directions, fine motor control, and completing a multi-step sequence....Product art teaches following directions, fine motor control, and completing a multi-step sequence....Product art teaches following directions, fine motor control, and completing a multi-step sequence. But for...
Art in Occupational Therapy: How OTs Use Creative Work to Build Motor Skills
Lifestyle > Art

Art in Occupational Therapy: How OTs Use Creative Work to Build Motor Skills

By Gregory Simmons
...activities to build fine motor skills, hand...activities to build fine motor skills, hand strength,...require the same motor patterns kids need...they tolerate the motor challenge embedded...simultaneously: fine motor control, sensory...simultaneously: fine motor control, sensory...simultaneously: fine motor control, sensory processing,...processing, visual-motor integration, and...
Bedtime Routines with Smart Home Automation for Children with Autism
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants

Bedtime Routines with Smart Home Automation for Children with Autism

By Leonard Thompson
...meltdown. Voice-controlled smart home...your child can control themselves. A...command. Voice-controlled smart home...environmental control, and the research...Environmental Control Matters for Autism....light that's "fine" registers as...Environmental control gives your child...behalf. Voice control removes the motor...control removes the motor planning barrier...
Why Your Child's Handwriting Struggles May Be an OT Issue (And What to Do About It)
Therapies > Occupational

Why Your Child's Handwriting Struggles May Be an OT Issue (And What to Do About It)

By Ivy Sullivan
...traces back to foundational motor and sensory processing differences...shoulder stability supports wrist control, which anchors the hand. From...there, the fingers execute fine motor movements with precision....there, the fingers execute fine motor movements with precision. Visual-motor...movements with precision. Visual-motor integration allows the child...
Smart Home Technology That Improves Independence for People with Disabilities
News > Technology

Smart Home Technology That Improves Independence for People with Disabilities

By Andrew Donovan
...category, and both function as control hubs for people who can't...palsy who struggles with fine motor control doesn't...who struggles with fine motor control doesn't need to...struggles with fine motor control doesn't need to turn a...Smart Locks Eliminate Fine Motor Demands....Smart Locks Eliminate Fine Motor Demands....
Adaptive Keyboards, Mice, and Computer Access for Motor Disabilities
Assistive Tech > Hardware

Adaptive Keyboards, Mice, and Computer Access for Motor Disabilities

By Daniel Evans
...two hands with full motor control. For people...hands with full motor control. For people with cerebral...arthritis, or other motor disabilities, accessing...keystrokes, and allow mouse control from the keyboard's...For people with mild motor impairments, they are...error for users with fine motor difficulty. Keyguards,...for users with fine motor difficulty. Keyguards,...
Activities for Kids: Rhythm and Movement
Education > Early Intervention

Activities for Kids: Rhythm and Movement

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...activities is that they not only aid fine and gross motor development, but also...that they not only aid fine and gross motor development, but also stimulate attention,...language development, and impulse control. For a parent of a special needs child,...other dancers, and decreasing impulse control. Dances should be kept age appropriate...
Special Needs App of the Day: Sight Words Pro
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: Sight Words Pro

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...will need. Use Sight Words Pro to develop: Fine motor control Letter recognition Phonemic awareness...need. Use Sight Words Pro to develop: Fine motor control Letter recognition Phonemic awareness...Use Sight Words Pro to develop: Fine motor control Letter recognition Phonemic awareness Word...
Special Needs App of the Day: Colorific
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: Colorific

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...shared on email and Facebook. This app improves fine motor skills, with purposeful touch and the option...shared on email and Facebook. This app improves fine motor skills, with purposeful touch and the option between...picture while coloring allows the child to have more control, as if they were using a real crayon. Colorific...
Can Occupational Therapy Help Your Child?
Therapies > Occupational

Can Occupational Therapy Help Your Child?

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...processing or motor coordination....coordination. MOTOR SKILLS: Occupational...develop gross, fine, and visual motor...fine, and visual motor skills. They typically...may experience motor delays for a variety...difficulty with motor planning (dyspraxia),...with postural control and balance. Children...Children with motor delays often struggle...the child with motor delays and his...

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