Assessment of subtypes of dyslexic dysgraphia

Abstract

Background Writing requires a complex set of motor and information processing skills. It requires not only the ability to organize and express ideas in the mind but it also requires the ability to get muscles in hands and fingers to form these ideas, letter by letter, on paper. Many people have poor handwriting, but dysgraphia is more serious. It's a neurological disorder that generally appears when children are first learning to write and is showing increased incidence among young children. Aim of the Work is to make a depth assessment of the developmental dyslexic dysgraphia to clarify its subtypes (surface and deep dysgraphia). Patients and Methods Spelling and copying tasks included in Modified Arabic Dyslexia Screening Test (MADST) were applied on the subjects of this study who comprised a convenient sample of 40 children diagnosed as being dyslexic ranging in age from 8-10 years. Results There was statistically significant difference between the mean scores of children with surface and deep dysgraphia regarding spelling of regular sense, irregular sense words and nonsense words. Conclusion it was proved that dyslexic dysgraphia which is common among young Egyptian children could be further subdivided into surface and deep dysgraphia.