Kinesthetic-tactile sensitivity of hand and skill of drawing shape students with cerebral palsy

Abstract

Drawing represent complex motor-gnostic skill that require a certain maturity level neuromuscular structures, and precedes the skill of writing, which is very important in the development of each child. Kinesthetic and tactile sensitivity of hand are perceptual abilities that are closely related to the act of writing, and therefore the aim of the research is showing the importance of tactile-kinesthetic sensitivity of hand during drawing geometric shapes. The research has been conducted in Belgrade, 2016., in a special elementary school “Miodrag Matić“, in sample of 14 children with cerebral palsy and associated mild intellectual disability. For assessing tactile-kinesthetic sensitivity of hand was used Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery and for assessing the skills of drawing geometric shapes is used Acadia test of development abilities. The results show the presence of correlation between the kinesthetic sensitivity of the hands and skills of drawing geometric shapes, drawing a square (p=.000), cross (p=.000), diagonal lines (p=.000), triangle (p =. 000) and circuit (p=.005). Also, tactile perception is determinant of drawing skills, and the strongest correlation between the examined parameters was found between discrimination two points of contact with drawing a circle (p=.020), square (p=.000), cross (p=.001), slashes (p=.002) and the triangle (p=.001). Also, graphesthesia form is correlated with drawing a circle (p=.009), square (p=.000), cross (p=.000), slashes (p=.000) and the triangle (p=.000) and graphesthesia numbers. Stereognosis also correlated with drawing a circle (p=.003), square (p=.003), cross (p=.004), slashes (p=.003) and the triangle (p=.006). Despite the limitations of a small sample the results obtained support the theoretical a