{"id":580,"date":"2020-11-02T11:07:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T11:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/?page_id=580"},"modified":"2026-03-11T00:52:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:52:54","slug":"pencil-grasps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/es\/pencil-grasps\/","title":{"rendered":"Pencil Grasps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"580\" class=\"elementor elementor-580\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11f25181 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11f25181\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d72f3db\" data-id=\"4d72f3db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bdab5ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bdab5ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Pencil Grasp\u00a0 \u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-681\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dreamstime_m_10673257-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dreamstime_m_10673257-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dreamstime_m_10673257-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dreamstime_m_10673257-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dreamstime_m_10673257-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dreamstime_m_10673257-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many ways to hold a pencil\/pen\/crayon in your hand and all of them can be functional. So generally unless you are motivated to change your grasp or at least open to trying, then pushing a grasp change will most likely not be successful.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">What is a functional grasp?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Can be maintained without pain<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Can <a href=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/es\/handwriting\/\">write<\/a>\/color\/draw as long as others of the same age<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Can <a href=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/es\/handwriting\/\">write<\/a> legibly\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Can <a href=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/es\/handwriting\/\">write<\/a> as quickly as others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The ideal grasp is a dynamic tripod grasp because it provides the most movement of the pencil with the least amount of physical effort.\u00a0 This grasp is considered the most efficient way to hold a pencil.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-726\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3807741-269x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3807741-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3807741-919x1024.jpg 919w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3807741-768x856.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3807741.jpg 1171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-734\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-neven-krcmarek-3350123-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-neven-krcmarek-3350123-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-neven-krcmarek-3350123-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-neven-krcmarek-3350123-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-neven-krcmarek-3350123.jpg 1357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-733\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_1821-300x289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_1821-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_1821-1024x987.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_1821-768x740.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_1821-1536x1480.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_1821.jpg 1877w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, a dynamic tripod is not the only way to hold a pencil\/crayon.\u00a0 There are other functional grasps that allow the user to <a href=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/es\/handwriting\/\">write<\/a>, draw, and color just as effectively.\u00a0 Their hand may or may not fatigue more quickly or experience more discomfort but they get the task done.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1113\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-katerina-holmes-5905493-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-katerina-holmes-5905493-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-katerina-holmes-5905493-673x1024.jpg 673w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-katerina-holmes-5905493-768x1169.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-katerina-holmes-5905493-1009x1536.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-katerina-holmes-5905493-1345x2048.jpg 1345w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-katerina-holmes-5905493.jpg 1490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1114\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-sarah-dietz-3855554-176x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"119\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-sarah-dietz-3855554-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-sarah-dietz-3855554-600x1024.jpg 600w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-sarah-dietz-3855554-768x1311.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-sarah-dietz-3855554-900x1536.jpg 900w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-sarah-dietz-3855554.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1115\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-tima-miroshnichenko-6670744-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"118\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-tima-miroshnichenko-6670744-173x300.jpg 173w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-tima-miroshnichenko-6670744-590x1024.jpg 590w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-tima-miroshnichenko-6670744-768x1334.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-tima-miroshnichenko-6670744-885x1536.jpg 885w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-tima-miroshnichenko-6670744.jpg 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 118px) 100vw, 118px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1117\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4219527-190x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4219527-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4219527-648x1024.jpg 648w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4219527-768x1214.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4219527-972x1536.jpg 972w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4219527-1295x2048.jpg 1295w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4219527-scaled.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1121\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4544797-2-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4544797-2-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4544797-2.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1119\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-caio-179747-1-1-256x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-caio-179747-1-1-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-caio-179747-1-1-875x1024.jpg 875w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-caio-179747-1-1-768x899.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-caio-179747-1-1-1313x1536.jpg 1313w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-caio-179747-1-1.jpg 1369w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If your pencil grasp is not functional due to speed, pain, or fatigue and you are willing to try a change here are a few tips to help:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-068a4ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"068a4ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a53f642\" data-id=\"a53f642\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ee32a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42ee32a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Trying a shorter pencil or crayon that will develop a stronger tripod grasp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Take a small ball or roll a piece of paper up and hold it with your little &amp; ring fingers while writing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Interlock 2 rubber bans or take one large band and wrap around the wrist and the eraser end of a pencil to keep it in the first 3 fingers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d26e91\" data-id=\"2d26e91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e51e84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e51e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1125\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dreamstime_m_20122530-261x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dreamstime_m_20122530-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dreamstime_m_20122530-890x1024.jpg 890w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dreamstime_m_20122530-768x884.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dreamstime_m_20122530.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1127\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473977-1-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473977-1-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473977-1-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473977-1-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473977-1.jpg 1317w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1128\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dreamstime_m_180022567-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"137\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dreamstime_m_180022567-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dreamstime_m_180022567.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1135\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0035-1-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0035-1-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0035-1-1024x828.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0035-1-768x621.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0035-1-1536x1242.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0035-1.jpg 1572w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1136\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0036-1-254x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0036-1-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0036-1-869x1024.jpg 869w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0036-1-768x905.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0036-1.jpg 1302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 111px) 100vw, 111px\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1143\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0039-154x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"72\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0039-154x300.jpg 154w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0039-527x1024.jpg 527w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0039-768x1494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0039-790x1536.jpg 790w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0039.jpg 1014w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 72px) 100vw, 72px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1145\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0037-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0037-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0037-1024x890.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0037-768x667.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0037.jpg 1517w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1144\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0038-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0038-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0038-1024x834.jpg 1024w, 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