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Apraxia Health Article

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Author Info: , Thomson Gale, Detroit, Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence, 1998

Apraxia

Underdevelopment of fine motor skills.

Apraxia is defined by a child's inability to copy shapes, letters, or symbols because he or she cannot control hand movements to produce the proper and necessary sequential movements.

See also Fine Motor Skills

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