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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 463929" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>This one in particular needs to be followed up on. Typically, it will be one of two things... either of which would also be part of a broad-spectrum diagnosis like Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)... </p><p>1) Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) - developmental coordination disorder - may affect fine motor skills, gross motor skills, or both. If it affects fine motor skills, then handwriting will be a major - and growing - issue, because he's getting to the age where MUCH more written work is required, and where the physical aspects of writing are assumed to have been learned. He may not be able to write well, may not be able to write-and-do anything else (write and think, write and listen, etc.), or may be able to do both but not for sustained timeframes. </p><p></p><p>2) Dysgraphia - difficulty producing written work - may be separate from or in addition to Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) - usually verbal skills are advanced and wrtten skills are lagging. Can pull off a great presentation but can't do a report, and an essay exam is brutal because it does not capture what they really know.</p><p></p><p>Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a developmental disorder - Dysgraphia is a learning disorder.</p><p></p><p>If you want more info on Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), a good place to start is: <a href="http://www.canchild.ca" target="_blank">www.canchild.ca</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 463929, member: 11791"] This one in particular needs to be followed up on. Typically, it will be one of two things... either of which would also be part of a broad-spectrum diagnosis like Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)... 1) Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) - developmental coordination disorder - may affect fine motor skills, gross motor skills, or both. If it affects fine motor skills, then handwriting will be a major - and growing - issue, because he's getting to the age where MUCH more written work is required, and where the physical aspects of writing are assumed to have been learned. He may not be able to write well, may not be able to write-and-do anything else (write and think, write and listen, etc.), or may be able to do both but not for sustained timeframes. 2) Dysgraphia - difficulty producing written work - may be separate from or in addition to Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) - usually verbal skills are advanced and wrtten skills are lagging. Can pull off a great presentation but can't do a report, and an essay exam is brutal because it does not capture what they really know. Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a developmental disorder - Dysgraphia is a learning disorder. If you want more info on Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), a good place to start is: [url]www.canchild.ca[/url] [/QUOTE]
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