The Modularity of Dysgraphia

J Psycholinguist Res. 2023 Dec;52(6):2903-2917. doi: 10.1007/s10936-023-10029-6. Epub 2023 Nov 6.

Abstract

Research regarding dysgraphia, an impairment in writing, is attaining more attention in recent times. The existing studies on dysgraphia draw insights from cognitive, behavioural, neurological, and genetic fields of knowledge. However, these multiple studies on dysgraphia fail to illustrate how these cognitive, behavioural, neurological, and genetic systems interact and intersect in dysgraphia. Therefore, the studies could not offer a comprehensive understanding of dysgraphia. In order to fill this gap, the review attempts to study dysgraphia using the notion of modularity by accommodating insights from cognitive, behavioural, neurological, and genetic aspects of dysgraphia. Such a profound understanding could facilitate an early diagnosis and holistic intervention towards dysgraphia.

Keywords: Behavioural Aspects; Cognitive Processes; Dysgraphia; Genetics; Intervention; Modularity; Neuroanatomy.

MeSH terms

  • Agraphia*
  • Humans
  • Writing