Writing and Typing
The lab conducts projects focusing on typing and handwriting skills among children and higher-education students with and without learning disabilities. The research is carried out using standard tools alongside observations and unique programs developed in the lab ("KeyLog" and "CodeText"). Key projects in this area include:
- Examining the prevalence of Dystypia and typing errors among higher-education students.
- Investigating the body functions underlying typing abilities.
- Assessing the effectiveness of typing skills acquisition programs.
- Evaluating the effect of accommodations on written expression in higher-education students with dysgraphia.
- Developing assessments to evaluate handwriting and typing functions for children and higher-education students.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders in the Education System and Higher Education
The lab is involved in projects related to the integration of children and adults into the education system and higher education, in collaboration with researchers from the School of Education and the School of Social Work at the Hebrew University, artists from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, and the Ministry of Education. Key projects in this area include:
- Examining the implementation of the Dorner Committee recommendations and its impact on educational staff, therapists, parents, and students.
- Evaluating the knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy of kindergarten teachers regarding the early identification of developmental delays, in central and socially-geographically peripheral areas.
- Developing a tailored glassblowing workshop for higher-education art students with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders Across the Lifespan - Profile, Assessment and Intervention
The lab conducts projects focusing on children, adolescents, and young adults with neurodevelopmental disorders. These projects include developing assessment tools for this population, studying the profile of functioning and participation in daily activities, and factors related to participation, as well as exploring the experiences of significant others, such as parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, and developing intervention programs. The researches are conducted using standard tools alongside qualitative research through in-depth interviews and focus groups. Key projects in this area include:
- Examining the validity and reliability of the Little Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (LDCDQ) in the Israeli child population.
- Assessing the participation profile and quality of life of adolescents, young adults, and higher-education students with DCD and ADHD and their co-occurrence.
- Characteristics of resilience in adolescents with DCD and ADHD.
- Evaluating coping strategies, preferences, and needs in interventions among adolescents with DCD and their parents.
- Developing and examining the effectiveness of remote occupation-based interventions combined with parent training for children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Assessing resilience among mothers of children with and without special needs.
