Dysgraphia:

A condition in which the act of writing becomes a complicated process. People who suffer from dysgraphia often have high-IQ's and above average verbal answers, but suffer in essay or short answer type questions; they cannot focus on the task at hand to produce a written document.

Stress, physically and mentally, can be produced by dysgraphia. Some victims sustain physical pains as well as mental struggle.

The DSM IV identifies dysgraphia as a "Disorder of Written Expression" as "writing skills (that) ...are substantially below those expected given the person's ...age, measured intelligence, and age-appropriate education".

I hope to find and report as much as possible this summer term on this condition, with my fellow colleagues' reports on Dyslexia and Discalculia, throughout the semester.

-Joseph