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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 467779" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Had to go look this up...</p><p></p><p>There is a clinic (or was as recently as 2 years ago... so I suspect this is current info) run by Dr. Amanda Kirby, somewhere in Britain. She is a recognized expert on Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), and has written a number of books on the subject as well.</p><p></p><p>I was in contact with them, as part of our search for help. They do accept international patients (we couldn't afford to go), but they also told me what kinds of resources to get (the Occupational Therapist (OT), for one).</p><p></p><p>If you or your Mom were to contact them, they might be able to tell you how you would get this sort of evaluation in France. I do know that it isn't just recognized in the "English-speaking world", because the international symposium on Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) this past summer was held in Switzerland. (Its held every other year.)</p><p></p><p>You might also want to check out <a href="http://www.canchild.ca" target="_blank">www.canchild.ca</a>.</p><p></p><p>Clarification - IF this is anything at all, it is more likely to be Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) than dysgraphia. Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) has to do with neuromotor control, and affects the physical ability to write. Dysgraphia is a learning disability that interferes with the ability to compose written work, not otherwise explained by other disabilities. You can have both at the same time, but dysgraphia wouldn't really show up until at least grade 2 or 3, mayby not until as late as grade 5 or 6.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 467779, member: 11791"] Had to go look this up... There is a clinic (or was as recently as 2 years ago... so I suspect this is current info) run by Dr. Amanda Kirby, somewhere in Britain. She is a recognized expert on Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), and has written a number of books on the subject as well. I was in contact with them, as part of our search for help. They do accept international patients (we couldn't afford to go), but they also told me what kinds of resources to get (the Occupational Therapist (OT), for one). If you or your Mom were to contact them, they might be able to tell you how you would get this sort of evaluation in France. I do know that it isn't just recognized in the "English-speaking world", because the international symposium on Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) this past summer was held in Switzerland. (Its held every other year.) You might also want to check out [URL="http://www.canchild.ca"]www.canchild.ca[/URL]. Clarification - IF this is anything at all, it is more likely to be Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) than dysgraphia. Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) has to do with neuromotor control, and affects the physical ability to write. Dysgraphia is a learning disability that interferes with the ability to compose written work, not otherwise explained by other disabilities. You can have both at the same time, but dysgraphia wouldn't really show up until at least grade 2 or 3, mayby not until as late as grade 5 or 6. [/QUOTE]
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