Autism Handwriting Skills
Autism Handwriting Skills
Autism Handwriting Skills
Developing
Handwriting Skills
for Individuals with
Autistic Spectrum
Disorder
Use of Motivators and Rewards to Improve Learning for Individuals with ASD
Displayed and celebrated examples of individuals own work
Individuals are often best motivated by using things that are of special interest
to them or by incorporating special routines
Handwriting Hints:
Start to write on a green dot end on a red
Copy over yellow writing
Use layered carbon papers to improve pencil pressure to write the hidden
message
Threading
Lacing
Magnetic writing boards
White boards and chalk boards
Over writing large adult writing (yellow marker or red for children with visual
impairment)
Use of child friendly fonts
Colouring inside pictures, adult then points out individual features of the picots
for the child to colour i.e. colour the dogs ears, the dogs eyes, the dogs
nose and so on
Copy writes / writes their own name
Development of simple phonic knowledge linked to letter shapes (letter shape,
name and sound it makes)
Uses the beginnings of their phonic knowledge to begin to write simple words,
for example the initial sound of an object
Use initial sound bags to reinforce initial sounds of objects
Writes simple key words (supported by key word list / searchlights)
Attempts to use writing for different purposes, for instance, captions on wall
displays, simple lists, thank you letters and so on
Modifying worksheets, reorganising to prevent sensory overload or to provide
bigger print to enable individuals with fine motor difficulties access to
materials
Access to adaptive technologies
References:
Marion Blank
DfES
Leicestershire LEA
Autism Outreach Service
www.pathfindersfor autism.org