This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between attention-deficit disorder and the development of graphomotor skills in language acquisition processes related to reading and writing readiness skills. The participants of the study were five students with Down syndrome, both sexes, aged 17-21, enrolled at Presidente Costa e Silva School, Belém-PA. The working methodology was a contextual evaluation within a descriptive and correlational study framework. As a methodological strategy, two tests were performed: a mental concentration processing test aimed to evaluate the reaction time to an input stimulus and a Graphomotor Developmental Test was designed to analyze the variables involved in the development of the graphomotor skills. The results indicated that there was a strict relationship between RT (reaction time) and the scores on the graphomotor tests. A low RT implied a low score on the graphomotor developmental test while a high RT implied a high score on the graphomotor developmental test.
Special Education; Evaluation; Down Syndrome; Attention-deficit disorder; Development of Graphomotor Skills
