He sounds a lot like a 7 year old with dysgraphia based on what you've mentioned above, and I noticed that in another thread you mentioned his fine motor score on the Beery VMI was very low. This all points to fine-motor dysgraphia - and yes, it is *very* possible for a 7 year old with an FSIQ > 150 to not *remember* how to make a t.
The Beery VMI scores are partly why I am so confused. He scored at the 99th percentile for Visual Perception but below the 1st percentile for Fine Motor Coordination. Similarly on the WISC, he scored in the 25th percentile on Coding but at the 91st on Symbol Search (as I understand it Coding requires more fine motor skills). He also scored very high on the Test of Visual Perceptual Skills – non-motor (TVPS-nm). I interpret these scores as meaning his visual skills are fine, but it is the physical act of writing that is difficult (i.e., making the muscles do what he wants). But perhaps I am interpreting this incorrectly? I easily understand why he has trouble with the physical act of writing a ‘t’, but can't understand why he needs to ask me how to make a ‘t’ (or he requires a visual cue by looking at a set of letter tiles we have in the room to see what a ‘t’ looks like ). So, is it possible to have strong visual perception skills, but still have difficulty visualizing what a ‘t’ looks like?
Of course, this happens with some other letters as well, I am just using ‘t’ as an example since he seems to ask about that one a lot.
I would really like to understand this better so I can better support my son, so I greatly appreciate all the feedback I’ve been receiving! This discussion board is amazing!
Thanks!
