Getting a Grip on Dysgraphia

by Carrie Lippincott, Pediatric OT

• What is dysgraphia and what are its characteristics?
• How common is it?
• How does dysgraphia affect children with written language problems (including dyslexia)?
• Learn about treatment strategies
• Understand the accommodations for dysgraphia

About the presenter: Carrie Lippincott has been working as an Occupational Therapist for more than 25 years. She feels passionate about working with children in light of her personal struggles with writing during her own childhood. Carrie's handouts on fine motor skills and other topics available on the internet have been widely used around the world in schools, clinics and homes to support normal child development. Carrie's work has been published in "Developmental Foundations of Pediatric Practice for the OT Assistant."   Carrie is proficient in a wide range of interventions within the field of occupational therapy, including working with children with sensory processing disorders.