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Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)are neurodevelopmental disorders that are clinically characterized by a triad of features: impairments in social interaction, impairments in communication, and presence of restrictive repetitive and stereotypical behaviors, interests, or activities (DSM-IV). In addition to these core deficits, ASD is associated with a high prevalence of fine motor difficulties and executive function impairments that contribute to acquisition and performance of skilled motor tasks. It is therefore not surprising that handwriting difficulties are frequently reported in children with ASD.
Handwriting is a functional skill that profoundly affects children's academic and psychosocial development. Difficulties in acquiring and applying these skills subsequently lead to problems such as slow writing and illegible written .Such difficulties may have implications on the child's successful participation in school and play activities, potentially leading to problems in academic performance and lowered self-esteem .Therefore, students with handwriting difficulties are especially prone to frustration, disappointment, and under achievement. The aim of our study is to improve handwriting quality of children with ASD.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| visual motor integration group | Experimental | participants in the experimental group will receive visual motor integration program |
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| Handwriting intervention group | Active Comparator | participants in the experimental group will receive handwriting intervention program. |
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| visual motor integration and Handwriting intervention group | Active Comparator | participants in the group will receive visual motor integration program and handwriting intervention program. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| visual motor integration group | Other | Oculomotor exercises as follow:(1) Eye follow with a stationary head 2)Saccadic eye movements 3) Gaze stability 4)Eye/head co-ordination 5)Balancing exercises |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| gaze stability | Rating scale of gaze stability 0= negative Gaze stable smooth well coordinated,percise and fast movement of the head,fluent change of head movement direction
| 6 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| eye head coordination | Rating scale of sequential head and eye movements 0= negative Clear,regular ,smooth, dissociated movements,of head and eyes.
| 6 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| saccadic eye movement | 0= negative Smooth, percise, fast eye movements,fast change of gaze direction,head remain stable
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Samah M Sheha, PhD | Misr University for Science and Technology | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Misr university for science and technology | Cairo | P.O. Box:77 | Egypt |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 30838491 | Background | Accardo AL, Finnegan EG, Kuder SJ, Bomgardner EM. Writing Interventions for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Research Synthesis. J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Jun;50(6):1988-2006. doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-03955-9. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001321 | Autistic Disorder |
| ID | Term |
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| D000067877 | Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| D002659 | Child Development Disorders, Pervasive |
| D065886 | Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| Handwriting intervention programs | Other | (1)Eye motor coordination (2)position in space(3)coping-figure ground(4)spatial relationship(5)visual closure(6)constancy of shapes(7)far and near coping |
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| visual motor integration program and Handwriting intervention programs | Other | Oculomotor exercises as follow:(1) Eye follow with a stationary head 2)Saccadic eye movements 3) Gaze stability 4)Eye/head co-ordination 5)Balancing exercises 6)Eye motor coordination (7)position in space(8)coping-figure ground(9)spatial relationship(10)visual closure(11)constancy of shapes(12)far and near coping Hand writing intervention as follow (1)Eye motor coordination (2)position in space(3)coping-figure ground(4)spatial relationship(5)visual closure(6)constancy of shapes(7)far and near coping |
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| 6 weeks |