Disorder of written expression is a childhood condition characterized by poor writing skills.To some extent, 3 - 10% of school-age children are affected by this disorder. Children with disorder of written expression have trouble with spelling, make frequent errors in punctuation and grammar, and have poor handwriting.This disorder appears by itself or in conjunction with other learning disabilities. Other disabilities often linked with the disorder of written expression include the following:
Reading disorder, Expressive language disorder, Mathematics disorder, Developmental coordination disorder,
Symptoms:
Poor spelling, Errors in grammar, Errors in punctuation, Poor handwriting
Disorders of writtenexpression often accompany reading or other learning difficulties; less research has been performed in isolated writtenexpression problems than in other learning areas.
Disorder of writtenexpression is assumed to occur with a similar frequency to other learning disorders.
Evidence suggests that disorder of writtenexpression is accompanied by language and perceptual-motor deficits and often occurs in combination with reading disorder, mathematics disorder, or both.
Disorder of writtenexpression, formerly called developmental expressive writing disorder, is a learning disability in which a person's ability to communicate in writing is substantially below the level normally expected based on the individual's age, intelligence, life experiences, educational background, or physical impairments.
Disorder of writtenexpression usually appears in conjunction with other reading or language disabilities, making it hard to separate manifestations of the disability related only to writtenexpression.
The causes of disorder of writtenexpression are unknown.
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