So ds took the WJIV and I got the results today. Specifically I have a question about the broad written language component as that has a 57 point spread between subtests.
The psychologist said that we should not worry about dysgraphia because overall broad reading is still in the superior range. The low subtests are still within average. And she said the poor writing skills are probably attributable to his ADHD.
DS has always hated writing with pencil and paper. Typing is better, but he is still pretty slow. Many times we either have to do a computer dictation of what he verbally says or we have to type out his answers.
He hates writing so much that it would take him an hour to do a writing assignment that should only take ten minutes.
My question is since he has apparently excellent spelling, can he still have undiagnosed dysgraphia? What other assessments could he take to tease that out? His teachers at school always complain of his poor penmanship, but they say that he has good ideas and the content of his writing is good. But he just doesnt write in detail or neatly, because it is so tedious for him. DS gets so frustrated that he will have meltdowns because the teacher keeps making him re-write his work.
How can we find out if his writing issues are due to ADHD-poor focus, motor issues, or if there is more of an underlying writing disability? I'm thankful for any insight into this dilemma.
Last edited by Merlin; 06/20/17 02:08 AM.
