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Moving and Sensing

Is Your Child Struggling With Coordination, Sensory Awareness, and Motor Skills?

Moving and sensing skills in childhood include gross motor skills (running, jumping, climbing), fine motor skills (handwriting, stringing beads, building with blocks), and sensory regulation (responding to lights, sounds, smells, tastes, and touch sensations). Children can have strengths and weaknesses in several of these areas without any cause for concern. In the articles that follow, you can learn about the types of sensorimotor skills that can impact your child’s development and whether or not intervention is needed. The articles in this facet include topics such as coordination, handwriting, body space awareness, and sensory sensitivity. Visit this page for general information about moving and sensing.
Young boy doing a bicep curl with a weight.
Moving and Sensing

Is Your Child Having Moving and Sensing Problems?

Child doing sit-ups while an adult holds their feet.
Low Tone

Does Your Child Have Low Tone?

Two children racing in laundry baskets strapped to skateboards.
Sensory Seeking

Is Your Child Doing All Their Own Stunts?

Young child scrunching up their face.
Tics

Is Your Child Grimacing, Shaking Head, or Shrugging Shoulders?

Two girls with long blond hair holding hands running on a path into a forest.
Central Coherence

Is Your Child Getting Stuck on Details and Missing the Big Picture?

Three children at desks looking at a teacher writing on the chalkboard.
Visual Tracking

Is Your Child Having Trouble Tracking Across the Page?

Girl in pink dress twirling around in a circle.
Repetitive Behavior

Is Your Child Flapping Arms, Tapping Fingers, or Spinning in Circles?

Girl holding her hands palm up with pointer fingers separate from other fingers.
Finger Movements

Is Your Child Moving Their Fingers When Excited or Nervous?

Boy pinching his nose from smell.
Sensory Sensitivity

Is Your Child Overwhelmed by Loud Noises, Bright Lights, and Stinky Smells?

Young girl throwing a red ball in the air.
Coordination

Is Your Child Clumsy?

Little girl writing in a notebook.
Handwriting

Does Your Child Have Bad Handwriting?

Four girls standing closely together.
Body Space Awareness

Is Your Child Standing Too Close?

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