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HAND PREFERENCE
This page lists a series of materials concerning hand preference in children with and without disabilities.

NEW BOOK! Hand Preference: Theory, Assessment, and Implications for Function (C18. $60), designed for therapists, teachers, and parents who are trying to answer these questions:

* What are the most important things we need to know about hand preference, and its relevance to function?
* What can we do to help a child who has problems with functional skills such as handwriting, which may or may not relate to inconsistent handedness?

Highlights
* Theoretical Concepts
* Normal Components of Hand Preference
* Testing Methods
* Identification of Functional Problems and Practical Interventions
* Clinical questions for self-study or classroom learning
* CD-Rom, for you to print unlimited copies of the 2012 Erhardt Hand Preference Assessment (EHPA), the EHPA-S (Short Screening Form) in booklet or letter size format, and the chart Documentation of Hand Preference

* Erhardt Hand Preference Assessment (EHPA), 2012 edition NEW!The EHPA is now available on a CD-Rom @ $25, for you to print unlimited copies for educational or clinical purposes.
* Normal Components of Hand Preference (DVD)
* Normal and Atypical Hand Preferences, Part 1. Emerging and Mature Hand Preferences and Congruencies, and Part 2. Factors Influencing Hand Preferences in Persons with Disabilities (DVD)

* Documentation of Hand Preference Chart: Another method for therapists and teachers to record clinical observations (free pdf download).
* Glossary of Hand Preference Terms
* FAQs about Hand Preference
* Hand Preference References (free pdf download)
* Development of a Hand Preference Assessment (presentation poster to be downloaded)
* Emerging and Mature Hand Preferences and Congruencies (presentation poster to be downloaded)