Dysgraphia

Dysgraphia
A specific developmental disability that affects the person’s ability to write. Problems may include fine-motor muscle control of the hands and/or processing difficulties. Sometimes occupational therapy is helpful. Most successful students with dysgraphia that does not respond to occupational therapy or extra writing help choose to use a typewriter, computer, or verbal communication.
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1. Difficulty in writing. 2. SYN: writer's cramp. [dys- + G. graphe, writing]

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dys·graph·ia (')dis-'graf-ē-ə n impairment of the ability to write caused by brain damage

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n.

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dys·graph·ia (dis-grafґe-ə) [dys- + graph- + -ia] difficulty in writing; cf. agraphia.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • dysgraphia — [dis graf′ē ə] n. [< DYS + Gr graphia, writing < graphein: see GRAPHIC] impairment of the ability to write, as a result of brain dysfunction …   English World dictionary

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  • dysgraphia — /dis graf ee euh/, n. Psychiatry. inability to write, caused by cerebral lesion. [1930 35; DYS + GRAPH + IA] * * * …   Universalium

  • dysgraphia — n. writing impairment, inability to write due to a brain defect or impairment …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dysgraphia — [dɪs grafɪə] noun Psychiatry inability to write coherently, as a symptom of brain disease or damage. Derivatives dysgraphic adjective Origin 1930s: from dys + Gk graphia writing …   English new terms dictionary

  • dysgraphia — dys·graph·ia …   English syllables

  • dysgraphia — n.; see agraphia …   The new mediacal dictionary

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  • dysgraphia — n. an inability to write coherently. Derivatives: dysgraphic adj. Etymology: DYS + Gk graphia writing …   Useful english dictionary

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