Calligraphy Treatment of Children with ADHD:
A Case Study
Volume 2 - Issue 1
Henry SR Kao1*, Chiu Sau Mee2, Hu Bin3 and Yushi Jiang4
- 1Department of Psychology University of Hong Kong, China
- 2Alliant International University, San Francisco
- 3Haidian Special School for Mental Retardation, Beijing
- 4Yishuge gGmbH, Berlin
Received: November 25, 2019; Published: December 10, 2019
*Corresponding author: Henry SR Kao, Department of Psychology University of Hong Kong, China
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Abstract
Chinese calligraphic handwriting (CCH) entails an integration
of the mind, body, and character, interwoven in a dynamic process
of handwriting. It involves visual perception of the character, spatial
structuring of the character, cognitive planning, and maneuvering
of the brush to follow specific character configurations Chen L
[1]. In addition, long-term CCH training facilitates and improves
the practitioner’s specific executive functions as well as the
strengthening their neural networks in related brain regions Chen
W et al. [2]. More specifically, the latest fMRI studies have further
established the CCH’s capability of improving the practitioner’s
selective attention and divided attention Chen W et al. [3]. These
works have provided theoretical foundations for the efficacy of
the CCH therapy. It has been, in recent years, gradually established
as an indigenous and complementary practice that is capable of
improving people’s behavioral, psychosomatic as well as clinical
conditions. These include attention and concentration as well as the
facilitation of their physical relaxation and emotional stabilization
Kao HSR & Kao HSR [4,5].
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