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Hand Play Tips For Kids With Hemiparesis or Hemiplegia
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
These parents are passing their best tips along to you!
On this page you will find these and many other excellent hand play tips.
One exercise I remember Kyle's OT mentioning was picking M&Ms out of an egg carton. This works on the pincher grasp and I would think it would help strengthen his pointer finger. The M&Ms are for motivation.
- Ranee
Tissue paper schrunching is a really low tech exercise. Have the child crumple up p bits of soft paper and then throw them round the room. Then they have to chase them by walking or crawling and pick them up with their toes. This helps with hands and feet!
-A Mom
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Assentive Computer Technology - Infrared Head Pointing
The Tracker and the Smart Nav AT can be helpful for users with carpal-tunnel syndrome, severe arthritis, quadriplegia, ALS, muscular dystrophy, and multiple sclerosis.
Head pointing should be considered for computer users who have good head control and poor (or no) fine motor skills in their hands. Pointing is the quickest, most direct way of controlling the computer. Many people with disabilities have been forced to use scanning, mouth sticks, and other alternative devices when all they really needed to do was somehow point.
One 'point' to remember when considering this kind of alternative mouse: you can use your head, but you don't really have to. You may use any body part that has reliable movement and control, like an arm or a knee, to place the dot upon. Also, you may use a hat, a headband, or a sweatband to hold the dot if you do not want to place the dot directly upon the skin.