Masakazu Nomura1, Moe Nishiya2, Yoshifumi Morita1, Hideo Yamagiwa3
1Department of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8555, Japan
2Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Program, Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8555, Japan
3Tokyo Metropolitan Tobu Medical Center, 3-3-25 Shinsuna, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 136-0075, Japan
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ABSTRACT
Our previous study developed a testing and training device, “iWakka,” for the adjustability for grasping force. Moreover, we developed “iWakka Game” for autistic patients. In this study, we investigated the applicability of the iWakka Game in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). We developed a small grasping body and improved its evaluation method. It was experimented on four children with DCD. Consequently, they completed the evaluation task, which enabled the extraction of hand dexterity characteristics Keywords : Rehabilitation, Hand dexterity, Evaluation, Children with developmental coordination disorder

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Received 25 November 2021
Accepted 24 March 2022

J-STAGE9204

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