Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Impairment of the ability to write, usually caused by brain dysfunction or disease.
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- noun A
language disorder that affects a person's ability towrite .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun impaired ability to learn to write
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I’m pretty sure I have always been mildly ADD and had what is know called dysgraphia when young — maybe still do.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Suing to Get More Time on Exams 2009
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Students with writing disorders such as dysgraphia, the inability to form letters or numbers, or those with dyslexia can have difficulty spelling and making logical transitions in their writing assignments.
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The Davis methods report a 97\% success rate correcting (not curing) dyslexia and related conditions such as dysgraphia, dyscalculia, attention difficulties and dyspraxia.
Press Release 2009
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Finding lowercase L's used incorrectly amidst all uppercase letters may be a fun pastime, but in some cases the lowercase L may be a symptom of a neurological disorder called dysgraphia, "a neurological disorder characterized by writing disabilities.
lowercase L 2009
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My fifteen year old son has sensory integration disorder, ADHD and dysgraphia.
Teenagers... 2008
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My fifteen year old son has sensory integration disorder, ADHD and dysgraphia.
Teenagers... 2008
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I believe both my children are mildly ADD, and my son has been diagnosed with dysgraphia pretty severe when he was just starting to wield a pencil.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Suing to Get More Time on Exams 2009
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Like others here, I only recently got around to having myself diagnosed for the ADHD, mild dyslexia and moderate dysgraphia I was always aware of.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Suing to Get More Time on Exams 2009
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Like others here, I only recently got around to having myself diagnosed for the ADHD, mild dyslexia and moderate dysgraphia I was always aware of.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Suing to Get More Time on Exams 2009
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They sacrificed and took her to Atlanta Speech where she was tested for two days and viola -- learning disability with spatial processing, dysgraphia , and a few other issues.
Archive 2006-01-01 2006
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