Many people with Aspergers Syndrome have motor skills difficulties. One of those motor skills is handwriting. This is also referred to as dysgraphia which could be a kind of dyslexia but affects the handwriting instead of reading. Dysgraphia in dictionary terms may be a deficiency in the power to put in writing even with the ability to read. It is not due to any intellectual impairments. Although on some level they will sometimes write there still is a lack of coordination. There also a scarcity in basic spelling skills. Usually "p,q,b,d" are troublesome and the incorrect word will be written when attempting to formulate thoughts on paper. Dysgraphia can seem as inappropriately sized and spaced letters, writing incorrect or misspelled words even when instructed. There may be other learning disabilities present but typically educational issues aren't present. When tested for dysgraphia it's found that their writing skills are substantially below those expected for his or her age, measured intelligence and age appropriate education.
Our daughter was diagnosed by the school district in third grade as having dysgraphia. At first we have a tendency to thought she was either speeding her work or being lazy. Her writing looked worse then a kindergartener and even she had trouble reading it. She typically complained of her hands hurting when long writing assignments. When diagnosed she was given weekly time with a tutor from the school district who worked together with her on visualizing area and size of letters. She learned the "feel" of each letter as it's written. Although when writing slowly she will be able to now kind good letters, her speed is obviously lacking to stay up with grade level work. Most doctors will counsel writing instruments and computers for many of their work because of the time involved as well as pain in the hands that always happens when writing. We tend to were ready to fulfill with our faculty for a 504 plan meeting (Texas). Here we have a tendency to discussed with the academics, principal, district representative and myself all the things we felt she needed accommodations for at school/home. She was provided access to a computer for pretty much all assignments. She conjointly is given copies of notes and transparencies thus she isn't having to repeat them. Many assignments were shortened or given longer due dates to supply for her disability. We have a tendency to currently are operating on obtaining the college to produce her own laptop or writing tool (like an Alphasmart machine) that she can use at her desk.
We tend to believe that her dysgraphia is directly related to motor skills difficulties associated with Aspergers Syndrome and continue to research and work with her. Although physical therapy with the college district courses have shown improvement in many folks with dysgraphia they still can in all probability would like use of a laptop for many of their lengthy writing projects.
Our doctor created a profound statement to me when I inquired concerning what options were out there to assist fix this. He said it is just like being blind....in most cases you can't cure blindness however you'll help them learn other techniques to operate in society and have a full life.
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