Experiments and interventions have proved that origami helps develop the following aspects of children with special needs. Early intervention of origami with dysgraphic children is quite helpful since paper is a soft material for manipulation by tender and weak micro-muscles of the hands and fingers.
It has the following benefits in the following aspects:
Hand-eye coordination,
Fine motor skills
Attentiveness and concentration
It has been found that origami directly uses hands' nerves and fine muscles to stimulate many areas of the brain when used in therapeutic settings as craft therapy in special and inclusive schools.
It has also been tried in stroke and injury rehabilitation of adults also by the physiotherapists.
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