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[quote=Anonymous]Hold on, OP. The current thinking is that dysgraphia and dyscalculia might be the consequences of disorders such as ADHD.

When DS had a full neuropsychological evaluation, we were told that he had significant ADHD, and that [i]as a result[/i], he also had dyscalculia, dysgraphia and a writing disability. Which makes sense when you think about it: if a child is unable from a very young age to pay attention, then they might not develop adequate observational powers and hand-eye coordination to use their fingers correctly. For the dyscalculia, it was explained to us within the context of "working memory": that children with ADHD do not have enough attention and memory to store math facts during a multi-step math problem. They lose track of where they are, and even if they understand the concept well, the end result can be wrong because they mistook a + for -, forgot to write the unit, etc. Same for writing: since they have trouble organizing their thoughts, it is extremely hard for them to put them on paper in a productive way.

My husband resisted putting DS on ADHD meds for years, but when we finally did, his dyscalculia disappeared and he was invited into the advanced math class. 
Before that, it was hell. Nothing worked for his math. I could clearly see he understood the concepts, but when he had to solve a problem by himself, something always tripped him up. [/quote]

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