What is Dysgraphia?
Dysgraphia is a specific learning disability that affects written expression.
Dysgraphia can appear as difficulties with spelling, poor handwriting and trouble putting thoughts on paper.
Dysgraphia can be a language based, and/or non-language based disorder. Many people have poor handwriting, but dysgraphia is more serious. Dysgraphia is a neurological disorder that generally appears when children are first learning to write. Experts are not sure what causes it, but early treatment can help prevent or reduce problems.
Writing requires a complex set of motor and information processing skills. Not only does it require the ability to organize and express ideas in the mind. It also requires the ability to get the muscles in the hands and fingers to form those ideas, letter by letter, on paper.
