Many kids with autism have motor difficulties. Regardless, activities involving the muscles and body can be beneficial in myriad ways: health, opportunities for sport and leisure, independence in dressing, feeding, and other important areas, better handwriting, etc.

• Gross Motor
• Fine Motor
• Oral Motor

Gross Motor

• Imitating gross motor actions

Fine Motor

• Imitating fine motor actions
• Holding a pencil
• Activities for increasing finger and hand strength and dexterity
• Coloring
• Drawing
  • Imitating lines, curves, and simple polygons
  • Imitating simple drawings
  • Step-by-step drawing books
  • Copying a completed drawing
• Clothes fasteners
  • Buttons
  • Snaps
  • Clasps
  • Zippers
  • Tying shoes
• Writing

Oral Motor

• Imitating oral motor actions