Fine Motor

From completing everyday tasks such as dressing, eating, and maintaining personal hygiene to performing more sophisticated tasks like writing, typing, or using computers and smart technology, fine motor skills are essential to gaining independence in the modern world. While these skills are typically developed early in childhood, individuals with sensory processing disorders often require more support in improving their fine motor skills, while adults with dementia and other cognitive disorders may lose their skills without adequate nurturing.

At Experia USA, we are dedicated to providing sensory products and solutions for those with barriers to their development, working closely with occupational therapists to create multifaceted equipment that facilitates activities to enhance fine motor skills.

Sensory Activities for Fine Motor Development

As fine motor skills are primarily used to control the small muscles in our fingers, hands, and wrists, populating your multisensory space with tactile equipment is an excellent way to encourage sensory-motor development. Our strands of fiber optic lights are incredibly versatile, their flexible plastic casing giving users the freedom to bend and wrap them around their fingers, exercising their fine motor skills while inspiring calm with their color-changing lights.

For an interactive sensory experience, our range of wall panels invites users to place their hands and fingers against illuminated sections to play sounds and music from concealed speakers. Placing their hands against the sound wall will produce a range of musical notes, while our soundboard can be customized with different sounds and images, such that users can improve their fine motor skills and their understanding of cause and effect simultaneously.

In our effort to make our flagship range of IRiS Wireless equipment accessible to users of all ages and abilities, we have created numerous IRiS Talker controllers so that users can engage with their environment in various ways. While the IRiS color selector presents users with multiple colorful buttons to press, the Lightwand and maze controller allow users to control their environment by gripping a joystick or rocking a ball around a maze, respectively. These novel control methods give users an opportunity to exercise their fine motor skills.

Deciding how to incorporate larger products in your space alongside more intimate sensory motor development equipment can be challenging, which is why Experia USA offers free room design services to every customer across every sector. Whether you need our insight on a sensory space at home, at school, or in a healthcare environment, you can contact us via email or by calling us on 1-800-882-4045.