Writing Disorder

Individuals with writing disorders have problems with the basic skills of writing, such as spelling, punctuation, and grammar.  They have problems with handwriting or with creating sentences that make sense to others.  They often have one other type of learning disorder as well.  Symptoms may often be seen in the kind of written work that someone produces.  There may be problems with letter formation and writing layout, repetitions and omissions, punctuation and capitalization errors, mirror writing (writing right to left), and a variety of spelling problems.  They will usually take much longer to produce work, which is often large in size with many errors.  Students with writing disorders are often encouraged to keep a daily record of their activities.  They may find it easier to express their thoughts using a computer rather then a pencil and paper.   See learning disorders