AI-Supported Occupational Therapy for Handwriting

Artificial Intelligence-Supported Occupational Therapy Program on Handwriting Skills in Children at Risk for Developmental Coordination Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial

Aim: This study investigates the impact of an AI-supported occupational therapy program, developed using the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO), on handwriting skills in children at risk for Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).

Method: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 42 children aged 8-12 years, identified as being at risk for DCD using the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ). Participants were randomized into an intervention group (n=21) and a control group (n=21). The intervention group received an AI-supported occupational therapy program twice weekly for 8 weeks. Handwriting performance was assessed pre- and post-intervention using the Minnesota Handwriting Assessment (MHA).

Keywords: artificial intelligence, occupational

Inclusion Criteria:

1. being between the ages of 8-12 years
2. being at risk for DCD according to the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ)
3. having the ability to understand the questionnaires
4. continuing formal education
5. having similar motor skill performance (having similar results from the Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Proficiency Test 2 Brief Form (BOT2-BF)) and having similar visual perception level (having similar results from the Motor-Free Visual Perception Test-3(MVPT-3)

Exclusion Criteria:

(1) having another neurodevelopmental, orthopedic and chronic problem (2) continuing any rehabilitation program

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