1Assistant Professor-Senior Scale, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences
2Professor & HOD, Department of Psychiatry, KMC
3Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka
*Corresponding author: Mrs. KR Banumathe, Assistant Professor-Senior Scale, Department Of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka E-Mail-id: banumathe.kr@manipal.edu, banumathe@gmail.com
Online published on 14 December, 2015.
Handwriting constitutes one of the main means of communicating ideas in written form. The prevalence of handwriting problems in typically developing children has been estimated to range from 5% to 25%. Difficulty in handwriting may interfere with academic performance and may lead to many consequences as discussed below. A proper intervention in this regard requires a proper assessment of the handwriting skills. This article attempts to provide quick guidelines for occupational therapy assessment in handwriting.
Handwriting assessment, Academic performance, Occupational therapy
