What you should know about dysgraphia:
Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects written expression.
It makes the act of writing difficult.
Individuals with dysgraphia can have difficulty organizing letters, numbers and words on a line or page:
- Visual-spatial difficulties - which result in a person having trouble processing what the eye sees
- Language processing difficulty - which result in a person having trouble processing and making sense of what the ear hears.
Like all learning disabilities, dysgraphia is a life-long challenge.
Using alternate learning methods, people with dysgraphia can learn how to achieve success.
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