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Disorder of written expression


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Written expression disorder


Symptoms
  • Errors in grammar and punctuation
  • Poor handwriting
  • Poor spelling

Signs and tests

Other causes of learning disabilities must be ruled out before the diagnosis can be confirmed.



Review Date: 11/14/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).




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