08/23/2024
I see so many posts about handwriting issues on reflex integration sites or parent support group sites.
Let me be clear - hand writing issues, do not resolve with hours of handwriting practice. I know. I taught handwriting for 20 years!
Handwriting issues are a combination of poor integration of hand reflexes, as well as near visual processing issues.
I wrote a blog about the hand reflex aspect years ago, on my website.
https://rallsrmt.co.uk/how-are-reflexes-linked-to-handwriting/
One thing I give to all my clients from Day 1 is a hand massage. This is because the neural pathways to the brain, are some of the longest in the body and the myelination will take a long time to strengthen.
The nervous system functions with sensory input in, and a motor response out.
So, if the brain is not regulating something well, we need to up the sensory input. Then motor control starts to improve.
The question always comes back to what is the muscle tone really like, in the hands? How much does the brain truly understand how to regulate the muscles in the hands? Just because we use them every day, does not mean those neural pathways are well connected yet.
