Developmental learning disorder with impairment in written expression
Transtorno do desenvolvimento da aprendizagem com comprometimento da expressão escrita
CategoryDefinition
Developmental learning disorder with impairment in written expression is characterised by significant and persistent difficulties in learning academic skills related to writing, such as spelling accuracy, grammar and punctuation accuracy, and organisation and coherence of ideas in writing. The individual’s performance in written expression is markedly below what would be expected for chronological age and level of intellectual functioning and results in significant impairment in the individual’s academic or occupational functioning. Developmental learning disorder with impairment in written expression is not due to a disorder of intellectual development, sensory impairment (vision or hearing), a neurological or motor disorder, lack of availability of education, lack of proficiency in the language of academic instruction, or psychosocial adversity.
Diagnostic Criteria
- Learning difficulties are manifested in impairments in writing skills such as spelling accuracy, grammar and punctuation accuracy, organization and cohesion of ideas in writing.
Exclusions
- Disorders of intellectual development