Ergonomic adaption for pencil grasp with readily available things is helpful for mild dysgraphics

"An effective ergonomic adaption for holding a pencil is with index finger and thumb to create write pressure of the pencil and enhanced grip strength can be made possible with readily available material. When it is done with things of classroom use and daily use, it is deemed as part of education therapy by the educator of a child with mild dysgraphia, who grasp, fine motor skills and coordination skills can be enhance so acquire reasonable handwriting for short duration use," said Dr Lalit Kishore, a Jaipur based educator-researcher who is engaged in a clinical study of child with dysgraphia.

He used a sharpener and cable wall peg to help the child with dysgraphia as shown in the collage. Earlier, the child was taught to draw circles and curvy strokes but straight line drawing continued to be a struggle. However, the adaptation through new grasp training for half an hour, assisted physical / movement therapy of half an hour made the child to draw reasonable straight-line drawings.

Read, the six frames of the collage to get an understanding of adapted ergonomics for grasping a pencil.

However, in all five hour education therapy work is required to learn ten writing strokes using worksheets that are follow the sequence of demonstration, assisted learning; corrective feedback sessions and individual over-learning sessions.

Educational therapy is done by the trained classroom instructor through designed intervention after diagnosis of the problems of the child which generally deals of the the following issues as suggested by the Association of Educational Therapists: Dyslexia; Non-Verbal Learning Disorder; Reading and Writing Difficulties (dysgraphia); Math Disabilities (dyscalculia); Attention Deficit Disorder/ Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder; Asperger’s Syndrome; Fragile X; Language Processing Problems;Visual Processing Problems; Poor motivation; Poor academic self-concept; Poor time management and study skills; School phobia and school refusal; Test anxiety; Poor social skills; Educational placement and school retention.