Children who experience difficulties in...

 

• Fine Motor Skills

  • Using a pencil

  • Using scissors

  • Tracing, colouring

  • Manipulating puzzles

  • Using utensils e.g. fork, spoon etc

  • Stringing beads

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• Gross Motor Skills​

  • Coordination of arms, legs etc​

  • Balancing

  • Strength

  • Walking, jumping, running, climbing, sitting upright

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• Sensory Processing

  • Over-sensitive to touch, movement, or sounds​

  • Under-sensitive & often seek for sensations/movements

  • Calming self when upset (self-regulate)

  • Adapting to changes

 

• Visual-Perceptual Skills

  • Copying letters or shapes

  • Handwriting

  • Recognizing letters (reading)

  • Searching for item(s) among others

  • Clumsy/bumping into things

 

• Attention/Learning Abilities

  • Easily distracted

  • Short attention span

  • Task completion 

  • Following instructions

  • Hyperactivity/tires easily

  • Difficulty learning new things

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• Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

  • Getting dressed​

  • Tying shoelaces

  • Using the toilet 

  • Eating meals