Fine motor

[Tatilove]

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…

 

[tree]

I think tracing shapes and cutting them accurately is a challenge for any preschooler.

https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/resources/ot-activityinformation-sheets/scissor-skills/
https://empoweredparents.co/child-development-drawing-stages/
https://depts.washington.edu/dbpeds...Milestones Table (B-6y) PIR (Jan2016).msg.pdf

 

[autism-and-autotune]

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…

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.

 

[Rodafina]

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.

 

[Tatilove]

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

 

[Rodafina]

Only 2 months left

Wow! How exciting. Keep breathing, take it all in stride, the ups and downs and the in betweens!