Sensory Processing: Gross Motor Skills

Sensory Processing is the ‘why’ behind the ‘what’ of Autism Spectrum Disorders. We understand the world around us through our senses. This blog will focus on gross motor skills: difficulty with the grading of movement.
GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
Difficulty with "Grading Of Movement”:
Misjudges how much to flex and extend muscles during tasks / activities (i.e., putting arms into sleeves or climbing)Difficulty regulating pressure when writing / drawing; may be too light to see or so hard the tip of writing utensil breaksWritten work is messy and he / she often rips the paper when erasingAlways seems to be breaking objects and toysMisjudges the weight of an object, such as a glass of juice, picking it up with too much force sending it flying or spilling, or with too little force and complaining about objects being too heavyMay not understand the idea of "heavy" or "light"; would not be able to hold two objects and tell you which weighs moreSeems to do everything with too m…
GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
Difficulty with "Grading Of Movement”:
Misjudges how much to flex and extend muscles during tasks / activities (i.e., putting arms into sleeves or climbing)Difficulty regulating pressure when writing / drawing; may be too light to see or so hard the tip of writing utensil breaksWritten work is messy and he / she often rips the paper when erasingAlways seems to be breaking objects and toysMisjudges the weight of an object, such as a glass of juice, picking it up with too much force sending it flying or spilling, or with too little force and complaining about objects being too heavyMay not understand the idea of "heavy" or "light"; would not be able to hold two objects and tell you which weighs moreSeems to do everything with too m…