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What is Dysgraphia?
Is there any treatment?
What is the prognosis?
What research is being done?
Organizations
What is Dysgraphia?
Dysgraphia is a neurological disorder characterized by writing disabilities. Specifically, the disorder causes a person's
writing to be distorted or incorrect. In children, the disorder generally emerges when they are first introduced to writing.
They make inappropriately sized and spaced letters, or write wrong or misspelled words, despite thorough instruction. Children
with the disorder may have other learning disabilities, however, they usually have no social or other academic problems. Cases
of dysgraphia in adults generally occur after some trauma. In addition to poor handwriting, dysgraphia is characterized by
wrong or odd spelling, and production of words that are not correct (i.e., using "boy" for "child"). The cause of the disorder
is unknown.
Is there any treatment?
What is the prognosis?
What research is being done?
Select this link to view a list of studies currently seeking patients.
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) P.O. Box 1968 (55 Kenosia Avenue) Danbury, CT 06813-1968 orphan@rarediseases.org http://www.rarediseases.org Tel: 203-744-0100 Voice Mail 800-999-NORD (6673) Fax: 203-798-2291 |
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Last updated February 12, 2007