Why is coordination practice harder for some autistic children?

Some autistic children find it hard to plan and sequence a movement before making it. Threading a lace through a hole asks the body to do several things at once, and that planning stage (motor planning) is often the slow part.

Developmental Coordination Disorder, formerly called dyspraxia, is a common co-occurring diagnosis. Physiotherapists and occupational therapists work on fine motor precision, manual dexterity, bilateral coordination, balance, upper-limb coordination and strength. An allied health professional can assess ages 4 to 21 using the BOT-2, the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, Second Edition.

This collection holds lacing boards, threading sets, buttoning frames and coordination equipment used at home, in classrooms and in clinic rooms. Some of our customers buy lacing cards for the school holidays so practice keeps going between appointments. Teachers use them in adjusted physical education and fundamental movement skills sessions.

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