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Fine motor

Tatilove

Tatilove

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Is having trouble using scissors and tracing basic shapes like circles and squares a typical challenge for preschoolers with suspected ASD?

That’s my son’s case. He can do other tasks that require fine motor skills like making a bead necklace, picking up tiny pieces of rice off table, etc…
 
I think tracing shapes and cutting them accurately is a challenge for any preschooler.


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Tatilove said:
Is having trouble using scissors and tracing basic shapes like circles and squares a typical challenge for preschoolers with suspected ASD?

That’s my son’s case. He can do other tasks that require fine motor skills like making a bead necklace, picking up tiny pieces of rice off table, etc…
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Interesting. At my premature birth, it was speculated that I'd have troubles with fine-motor tasks--even prior to my NVLD diagnosis, it was complained that I 'held my pencil the wrong way' and my writing 'is horrible'. It really is, and so if my sheet-music handwriting...but more lately than not I've noticed issues with playing the keyboard, which is troublesome.
 
I agree with tree. The tasks you describe sound like very typical challenges for that age group. Most of the children that I worked with started to develop competency with these skills closer to the end of kindergarten or into first grade.
 
Thank you all, I feel reassured. I just know he will face different challenges in kindergarten (speech), so I’m trying to get him ready as much as I can. Only 2 months left
 
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