Predictive signs of dysgraphia: graphesthesia as a soft sensory finding in children with writing difficulties in Arabic language

Abstract

Abstract Background Dysgraphia is one of the learning disabilities that require a complex set motor actions. It affects writing skills in the form of poor handwriting, spelling problems, and difficulty in writing thoughts and ideas. Children with learning disabilities often show some soft neurological signs as graphesthesia. The aim of this work is to study graphesthesia as a predictive sign that could be associated with developmental dysgraphia. Results Graphesthesia test showed significant difference when applied on dysgraphic children compared to children with normal leaning development. Conclusion Graphesthesia is a soft neurological sign that showed to be affected in Arabic dysgraphic children and could be used as a quick predictive test for dysgraphia before applying the formal graded tests.

Keywords

• Graphesthesia
• Dysgraphia
• Learning disabilities
• Soft neurological signs