Designed therapeutic intervention administered in an incremental way for an appropriate time in supervised conditions, both by the therapist and care-givers, can improve the condition of the client physically, mentally and emotionally.
"For children with mild and moderate dysgraphia, exercising the thumb and index finger in a gentle, incremental and manageable way is important to enable a dysgraphic child to write alphabet, write short sentence, fill in forms, put signatures and write short messages. However, children with dysgraphia should be switched over to visual-auditory mode of learning for knowledge, skills and attitudes related to conventional curricula. Since such children have average and above average IQ, they must be trained in mental language and mathematics work through visualization skills," states Dr Lalit Kishore who has devised the index finger and thumb exerciser with the help the high-lighter cap with its clip bent up through thermo-setting.
It has been found that for children with mild and moderate dysgraphia, 5-10 hour staggered and supervised exercise three-times a day (3-5 minutes session three times a day) is enough. Kishore cautions that we should never try working with cloth pegs or board clips since they can damage the tender fine motor muscles of children with dysgraphia which is being done in many special schools thoughtlessly without consulting a certified physical therapist.
Watch the inset video for making such a device at home or in special school.
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