What is Dysgraphia?

Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects the ability to write.

Writing, as you may know, requires a complex set of motor and information processing skills.

Difficulties in writing can lead to problems with spelling, poor handwriting, and limited capability to transfer thoughts to paper. They also write with poor sentence structure and have difficulty in essay writing.

Those with dysgraphia may have trouble writing letters, numbers, or words on a page.

Problems in handwriting can impair a student’s ability to learn words and spell them, and it can reduce writing speed.

Research also indicates there is a link between working memory and dysgraphia.

Symptoms of dysgraphia include difficulty spacing words on paper (poor spatial planning), frequent erasing, inconsistency in letter and word spacing, poor spelling, including missing words or unfinished letters.

We take a primary intervention approach to helping your child overcome dysgraphia.

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