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Sunday, 12 Feb 2023 19:10 WIB
Most elementary school age children have difficulties in writing. However, there are special conditions where children have bad writing, which is known as dysgraphia.
Quoted from Web MD, dysgraphia is a nervous system problem that affects fine motor skills related to writing. This condition can make it difficult for a child to write.
In addition, children with dysgraphia also sometimes use inappropriate words when they want to communicate something.
According to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeIn general, this learning disorder begins to appear when children first recognize letters and writing.
Some examples of difficulties experienced include writing by hand, arranging words, using grammar or even holding a writing utensil.
Causes of dysgraphia in children
Quoted from healthline, if dysgraphia appears in childhood, it is usually caused by an orthographic coding problem. This is the aspect of working memory that allows a child to permanently remember written words, then move their hands or fingers to write those words.
In children with dysgraphia, they have more difficulty planning and executing sentences, words, and even individual letters.
So it’s not that children don’t know how to read, spell, or identify letters and words, huh. Conversely, the child’s brain has problems processing these words and writing, Mother.
Signs and symptoms of dysgraphia in children
Children with dysgraphia have handwriting that is unclear, irregular, or inconsistent, often with a distinct slant, shape, uppercase and lowercase letters. They also tend to write or copy things slowly.
Mothers begin to notice signs and symptoms of dysgraphia when the child writes for the first time. Other signs of dysgraphia to watch for include:
- It’s hard to hold a writing utensil
- It’s hard to set the spacing on paper
- Often deletes his own posts
- Inconsistent in letter and word spacing
- Bad spelling, including ‘missing’ letters when writing
- Unusual wrist position or paper position when writing
Who is at high risk for dysgraphia?
Researchers are still studying the reasons why some children have learning disabilities, such as dysgraphia. However, it is believed that learning disabilities can occur due to familial effects or related to prenatal development, such as premature birth.
Children with dysgraphia often also have other learning disabilities. For example, have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
This condition can increase the risk of a child experiencing dysgraphia, because the attention span is closely related to the ability to write and read.
Other learning disabilities associated with dysgraphia include dyslexia (difficulty reading), and a disability in learning spoken and written language or oral and written language (OWL).
Symptoms of OWL include difficulty placing words in the correct order in a sentence and difficulty remembering words.
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Diagnosis and treatment of dysgraphia
Diagnosing dysgraphia generally requires a team of experts, including a doctor and a psychologist or other mental health professional trained in learning disorders.
For children, part of the diagnostic process may include an IQ test and an assessment of academic work. Certain schoolwork can also be checked.
Until now, it is not known that there is a way to completely overcome dysgraphia. Treatment measures vary from child to child, depending on whether they have a learning disability or other health condition.
However, occupational therapy is believed to be able to help improve children’s handwriting skills. Therapeutic activities may include:
- Holds pencil or pen in a special way to make writing easier
- Draw lines
- Write by connecting the dots
If there is a learning disability or other health problem, treatment options may need to be adjusted. For example, in children with ADHD, additional prescription medication may be necessary.
Is having bad writing a bad sign?
It is still believed that children with dysgraphia will have below average intelligence. However, quoted from UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace dan Sustainable Development, this is just a myth.
In fact, children with dysgraphia have the same range of intelligence as other children. They just need a longer process to be able to write down on paper what they know.
Thus a review of dysgraphia which is important for Mother to know. Hopefully useful, yes.
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