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This paper focuses on enhancement of psychomotor skills in children with ASD by employing a mechatronic training kit. Training using this kit aims at developing skills like \u2018palmar grasp\u2019, \u2018wrist rotation\u2019 and \u2018eye-hand coordination\u2019. Trials were conducted with six children with autism aged between four and nine years. Significant improvements were seen in these children both in skills and in behaviour after the training. 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