Glen is a 5-year-old boy who is unable to pick up cereal and small toys.The certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA) engages Glen in a game to pull objects out of Play-Doh and poke his finger in the Play-Doh to make holes.On what skills do these activities work?

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Children and youth with motor deficits may experience decreased strength, which negatively impacts the ability to engage and perform occupations.For example, an OT practitioner using distributed practice to develop a child's fine motor skills for handwriting and play designs an interesting session using a "Fall" theme.The session begins with the child tearing small pieces of paper (working on neat pincer grasp), then gluing the pieces on paper (in hand manipulation), and ending with coloring around the picture (tripod grasp).

Glen Is a 5-Year-Old Boy Who Is Unable to Pick