Dysgraphia is a neurological disorder where people have trouble putting their thoughts in words, use words inappropriately, and have difficulty writing. With writing, the problem is having trouble coordinating the muscles in their fingers and hand in the intricate way necessary to make letters.

People with dysgraphia often hold the pencil in a different way than usual. The handwriting may be hard to understand; letters may not be spaced properly and capital letters inserted inappropriately.

I have a young friend with dysgraphia and even after much practice and patience it was still hard to write and spell correctly, but with the advent of using a computer is now a whiz at school.

Ways that sometimes help

1. Letting the student type their work instead of writing by hand.
2. Using a computer with spell check.
3. Giving the student more time to complete an assignment.
4. Instead of writing answers to tests, letting student give verbal answers.

More on dysgraphia and resources for this article

NINDS Dysgraphia Information Page

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