Usage of the Visual-Motor Integration Activity Package to Enhance Thai Alphabet Writing Abilities for a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Thai Alphabet Hand-Writing, Visual Perception, Autism Spectrum DisorderAbstract
The purpose of this pilot study was to examine 1) Thai alphabet hand-writing and 2) word-spacing abilities of a case study with autism spectrum disorder before and after applying the Visual-Motor Integration Activity Package (V-MIAP) in the learning process. A 6-year old male was selected for the case study using purposive selection. He has moderate autism spectrum disorder with poor visual perception and fundamental problems in hand-writing. The research instruments used included 1) a total of 8 Individualized Implementation Plans with 4 Visual-Motor Integration Activity Packages, 2) the Thai Alphabet Ability Assessment Form, 3) an Observation Form, and 4) the Reinforcement Assessment Form. The case study was taught the Thai alphabet hand-writing and word-spacing skills twice a week for 8 weeks (a total of 16 sessions). The data analysis processes were quantitative method, including percentage, frequency, and mode. The results of the research showed that there were significant increasing in the number of scores of the case study attained after receiving intervention using the V-MIAP in three key areas of the Thai alphabet hand writing ability (a) letter formation score increased from 63 to 82 points (22.60%), (b) letter alignment score rose from 51 to 68 points (24.30%), and (c) uniformity of letter size score went up from 57 to 77 points (23.81%). The score for Word-Spacing also increased from 13 to 21 points (33.33%). These findings suggest that V -MIAP effectively enhances handwriting and word-spacing skills in children with ASD.
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