Functional Motor Abilities of the Upper Extremities in Children With Mild Intellectual Disabilities

AbstractThe article presents the results of the research focused on the comparison of upper extremities motor abilities of children with mild intellectual disabilities and intact children. A standard ergo-diagnostic test consisting of 7 sub-tests (Jebsen -Taylor Hand Function Test) was used for data collection. The research sample comprised of a total of 82 students in average age of 10 years. The results present the differences between the two groups of pupils in activities, in which the impact of intellectual deficit in pupil performance was filtered out as much as possible. The presented results can serve as a basis for better targeting of special- educational support of children with mild intellectual disabilities, as a basis for curriculum innovation in this group of children and as a basis for further research activities in this area