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Occupational Therapy Assistant

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You have worked with Mikey, your fourth-grade student, on pencil grasp for a number of years. You do not see any change, and Mikey continues to work very hard to hold a pencil while writing. What do you recommend to your OT department?
  1. Continue therapy for Mikey, as he still cannot hold a pencil.
  2. Discontinue therapy because Mikey’s progress has plateaued.
  3. Try a variety of pencil grips or adaptive pencils with Mikey to see if one will help his grasp.
  4. Tell Mikey to type his assignments, as his hand writing is not legible.
Explanation
Answer: C. You would recommend to the OT department that Mikey should try pencil grips or an adapted pencil. If Mikey has been working on pencil grasp for several years and has still not been able to correct it, the pencil should be adapted to his grasp.
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