One of the tests used to measure the child’s overall developmental progress is the test “Draw A Person.” It is a quantitative scoring system for human figure drawing, intended for use as a nonverbal measure of ability. It yields information on how the child perceives himself in space, and with appropriate norms how it compares with drawings of children of the same age.
*Note: this child did not practice drawing himself.
The first drawing on the left was done when this boy was 7-1/2 years old, before starting a neurodevelopmental program. The standardized norms show that his representation of himself was equivalent to a 4-1/2 year old, the first percentile, in the very below average rank. In other words, there were 99.9% children his age with a better self-image.
The second drawing on the right was done after working with his mother for 1-1/2 years (he was then 9 years old) with a neurodevelopmental program. The norms place him at an equivalent to almost 12 years old, in the 98th percentile rank, a very superior rank. In other words, there were only 2 out of 100 children of his age (8 years and 11 months) with a better self-image.
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"The first infant movements do not disappear; they continue to work in union with higher nervous formations..."
- L.S Vigotsky, Russian Psychologist (1930)
