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Children with autism have difficulty with motor skill development that seems to parallel problems with social skill development.Children with Autism can struggle with hand skills for a variety of reasons. Some of those include:poor posturevisual skillssensory processing problemslow muscle tonegross motor skillsAll of these contribute to poor fine motor skills, which are extremely important when mastering handwriting.It’s likely that there is a common underlying neural system impairment that contributes to the motor, social and communicative deficits.In order to be successful in hand skills, a child needs to be able to master the following skills:Sensory processing – tolerating touch, textures, and able to adapt to different environmentsVision – being able to focus on people or tasksExecutive function skills – attending, organizing, and planningFor many children on the Autism Spectrum, all 3 of these skills are impacted which is why hand skills can be so difficult.Among the fine motor skills your child must perfect in the preschool years are the abilities to:paste things onto paper.clap hands.touch fingers.button and unbutton.work a zipper.build a tower of 10 blocks.complete puzzles with five or more pieces.manipulate pencils and crayons well enough to color and drawHere are some tips to grow your child’s fine motor skills