Distinctive in its application as a foundational theory in the field of art therapy, this up-to-date
second edition demonstrates how the Expressive Therapies Continuum provides a …

Abstract Language and pictures are two major representational systems, but the relation
between them in early childhood is under-investigated. This study investigated the …

Background: Extensive research examined the development of both language and drawing,
but the relationship between these symbolic representation systems is less investigated and …

This article presents a model of scribbling development, proposing that children's working
memory capacity development constrains the acquisition of visual control, the development …

Previous research suggests that young children draw animals by adapting their scheme for
the human figure. This can be considered an early form of drawing flexibility. This study …

We investigated the role of inhibitory control in young children's human figure drawing. We
used the Bear–Dragon task as a measure of inhibitory control and used the classification …

Representing the spatial appearance of objects and scenes in drawings is a difficult task for
young children in particular. In the present study, the relationship between spatial drawing …

Depicting space and volume in drawings is challenging for young children in particular. It
has been assumed that several cognitive skills may contribute to children's drawing. In the …

Working memory capacity and executive functions play important roles in the early
development of drawing and language, but we lack models that specify the relationships …

Objects exist in space and have a spatial structure. Our phenomenological experience tells
us that often there is 'space', empty space, between an object and another; thus, young …