Family Impact of Autism

This is the FIRST study to examine quality of handwriting in children with Autism and typically developing peers.  A coorelation was found between fine motor control and poor quality of handwriting in children with Autism.   Conducted by researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, they compared motor skills, handwriting samples and visual abilities of the children.  Children with Autism spectrum disorders had trouble forming letters - however in areas such as size, alignment and spacing - their handwriting was on par with typically developing kids.