Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and Dyscalculia

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Dysgraphia Conditions: some quick examples via Wikipedia.org.

Dyslexic dysgraphia
With dyslexic dysgraphia, spontaneously written work is illegible, copied work is fairly good, and spelling is bad. Finger tapping speed (a method for identifying fine motor problems) is normal, indicating the deficit does not likely stem from cerebellar damage. A Dyslexic Dysgraphia does not necessarily have dyslexia (dyslexia and dysgraphia appear to be unrelated).

Motor dysgraphia
Dysgraphia due to motor clumsiness has illegible spontaneously written work, illegible copied work, normal spelling, and abnormal finger tapping speed.

Spatial dysgraphia
Dysgraphia due to a defect in the understanding of space has illegible spontaneously written work, illegible copied work, normal spelling, but normal tapping speed.
Some children may have a combination of any two or all three of these. Symptoms in actuality may vary in presentation from what is listed here.

-Joseph

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