Effectiveness of Chinese Handwriting Intervention Program for Children With ASD

"The intervention program was developed and finalized by a group of occupational therapist specialists in the pediatric field. Thirty-six 20-minute activities with twelve activities for each handwriting fundamental skill were designed in this program.~All intervention activities were designed based on the characteristic of Chinese characters and included different types of characters.~The activities designed will also be graded according to the following principle: (1) the similarities between the character given, (2) the complexity of the figure or character in the activities, and (3) the frequency and level of therapist assistance.~Furthermore, a playful and interesting intervention context will also be integratedinto the program with the design of the adventure journey of an astronaut to further facilitate the motivation and participation of the participants in our program."