Systematic Review of Visual Motor Integration in Children with Developmental Disabilities.
Blair Carsone, Katherine Green, William Torrence and 1 others
PMID 34381323WHAT IT FOUND
Age and diagnosis consistently influence visual motor integration scores in children with developmental disabilities, while gender findings are inconsistent.
Occupational therapists should prioritize age-based norms and diagnosis-specific expectations when assessing and setting goals.
Key findings
01Age is a consistent factor influencing visual motor integration scores across studies of children with developmental disabilities.
02Diagnosis significantly impacts visual motor integration, with children with autism spectrum disorder, brachial plexus injury, and cerebral palsy showing deficits.
03Research on gender differences in visual motor integration is inconsistent, with some studies showing female advantage and others showing no difference.
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What it does not show
The review included only 24 articles, which limits the breadth of evidence. Themes were generated based on recurring similarities rather than a formal qualitative methodological approach. Children with intellectual disabilities were excluded, so findings may not apply to that large subgroup. The literature reviewed was mostly descriptive and did not investigate the efficacy of occupational therapy interventions. Gender findings were inconsistent, preventing definitive conclusions about gender bias in assessment.
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The easy way to misread this
Do not assume this review validates the effectiveness of specific occupational therapy interventions for visual motor integration. The included studies were mostly descriptive, and the review explicitly notes that it did not investigate intervention efficacy.