Résumé
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are conditions that can alter an individual’s autonomy and quality of life. A study by De Bruin et al. (2016) used LEGO as a measurement tool assessing spatial visualization and mental rotation by measuring the time and accuracy in replicating a LEGO model. As youth with NDDs struggle with visuomotor integration (Carames et al., (2022), the purpose of the current research was to determine whether LEGO building blocks can serve as a visuomotor learning tool in neurodivergent populations to improve fine motor coordination and integration of visual and motor skills. Seven neurodivergent youth between the ages of 7-to-14 were recruited and sent home with a novel LEGO set each week for approximately eight weeks. A timed building task, Beery VMI test, and the TGMD-3 were performed pre- and post-LEGO to determine improvement. Results showed that there was only notable improvement in the timed building task, being closely related to LEGO itself. There were mixed results with the Beery VMI test while the TGMD-3 appeared to have little relation to the LEGO intervention. In the future, a larger sample size as well as a neurotypical comparison should be implemented. Questionnaire data points to a few confounding factors and trends including symptom severity and diagnoses, as well as developmental stage (age), all of which will be discussed.
