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Living With Dysgraphia Disability

Several kinds of disabilities can assail aDysgraphia  are:
human being. One such disability is
Dysgraphia, which is a problem connected withThe persons affected with Dysgraphia have
an individual's writing ability. A personillegible hand writing, but their verbal
affected with Dysgraphia possesses incorrectskill is strong. Inconsistency is visible
or distorted writing. Bad handwriting, wrongeverywhere in their work, in mixing lower and
spellings and the difficulties they exhibitupper case, letters with irregular shape,
while trying to put their ideas on paper aresize and slant, mixing of cursive and print,
some indications of this disability. Suchthe space between words and letters and also
individuals, in general, possess an abovein the positioning of margins and lines on
average  IQ.the page. Punctuations and syllables are
missing; wrong spellings and suffixes with
Dysgraphia is caused by a sort of dysfunctiondisorders in numbers and syntax also cannot
of the nervous system, in other words, brainbe  ruled  out.
disorder. Dysgraphia may exist in two forms-
specific and non-specific. A person might beSuch persons show a tendency to hold the pen
mentally retarded, having less attendance invery close to the paper or use the wrist to
the school or be psycho-socially deprived.write by placing the thumb over two fingers.
These may add up to non-specific Dysgraphia,They possess the habit of looking at writing
whereas specific Dysgraphia results fromhands or utter something to themselves. The
coordination problems and lack of spellingpaper, wrist and body positions never match
and  language  skills.with a normal writing position. Even if they
produce fairly neat work, it is done with low
Dysgraphia  consists  of  three  categories:speed  and  with  great  effort.
Motor Dysgraphia: An individual with thisDiagnosis:
disability, has weak muscle tone, lacks sharp
motor skills and dexterity and shows motorMere handwriting problem is not sufficient to
clumsiness. The spellings may not beconfirm Dysgraphia. Several tests have to be
accurate, but they are able to write a smallconducted to ascertain Dysgraphia, like
paragraph and their letter formation ismaking the person write self-made paragraphs,
satisfactory. Besides, they need a lot ofgiving a particular portion to be copied. A
effort and a long time to complete this workdetailed assessment of the position and
and feel uncomfortable doing it continuously.posture of the individual is made, like how
The handwriting is of low quality. The speedthe pencil is held, whether any cramps,
of their finger tapping is not normal asshivers are found in the writing hand and
well.many  more  including  finger  tapping speed.
Dyslexic Dysgraphia: An individual sufferingTreatments:
from Dyslexic Dysgraphia has abnormal
spelling skills and illegible writing, butVarious treatments are available for
the copied work is fairly acceptable and theDysgraphia. Treating motor disorders might
finger tapping speed is passable. Theimprove writing movements. A neurosurgeon can
symptoms of Dyslexic Dysgraphia differcure neurological problems and elevate memory
considerably  from  those  of  Dyslexia.power. Occupational therapy helps in
strengthening the muscle tone bringing
Spatial Dysgraphia: This kind of Dysgraphiacoordination between eye and hand, improving
arises from the failure to understand thedexterity and holding the pen in the proper
space properly. There might be difficulty inway.
making out their written and copied works
whilst they enjoy normal spelling skills andIndeed, it is a disorder but a lot can be
finger  tapping  speed.done to overcome it. A person suffering from
Dysgraphia is definitely not a hopeless case.
Some Common Signs and Symptoms to identify



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