A friend of mine has an autistic child and asked for advice. I would =
appreciate any suggestions:
“I’m hoping there’s already a device out there that you may know about. =
Here’s the situation, and it’s analogous to a stroke victim who wants to =
resume oil painting. =20
My 7 year old son is autistic and has fine motor control problems. he =
does not have good arm control, and yet being non-verbal, he needs to =
point to letters to communicate. When I present him with three rows of =
letters, as on a keyboard, he can only do it accurately if I hold his =
upper arm, acting as a damper on his movement. Arm weights don’t help =
him much because they’re inelastic and only work to dampen movement in =
one dimension. Is there anything you’ve seen or know someone who might =
know someone who has seen it? Maybe it’s for Parkinson’s or stroke =
patients or another condition?”
Thanks,
John Rheinstein, C.P.
