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Dysgraphia is a neurological disorder characterized by writing disabilities. Specifically, the disorder causes a person's writing to be distorted or incorrect. (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.) Simply put, it means difficulty-expressing thoughts in writing.
In adults it is usually brought on by trauma, whereas in children usually emerges when they are introduced to writing. Some individuals with dysgraphia improve their writing ability, but for others, the disorder persists.

Dysgraphia has no clearly defined criteria for diagnosing it. Each State has its own criteria, which determine if a student has a learning disability as it is defined by special education rules. Stating when a student's writing difficulties are severe enough to meet these criteria, special education services are indicated. The term is seldom used within public schools because of the lack of any strict or measurable criteria.

So the question still remains, what is Dysgraphia? It just means 'writing difficulty'. Some of the underlying issues attributed to Dysgraphia according to ldinfo.com is:

*Sequencing Problems: when students experience difficulty sequencing and organizing detailed information, they often have difficulty with the sequence of letters and words as they write. The student either needs to slow way down in order to write correctly or experiences rather extreme difficulty with the 'mechanics' of writing (spelling, punctuation, etc.).
*Attention Deficit hyperactivity Disorder: ADHD students also have difficulty organizing and sequencing detailed information.
*Auditory Processing Weakness: A generalized auditory processing weakness is frequently referred to as a verbal or language-based learning disability and typically affects the areas of reading and writing. Students experience writing difficulty because of this general auditory or language processing weakness.
* Visual Processing Weakness: Most writing disabled or 'dysgraphic' students do not have visual or perceptual processing problems. Some students with a visual processing weakness will experience difficulty with writing speed and clarity, simply because they aren't able too fully process the visual information as they are placing it on the page.

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