underachievement

Article: Boys Think in Pictures, Girls Think in Words

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Also labeled: visual, boys, girls, verbal

Article: Visual Crowding and Visual Overload

"If there were only 10 problems on a page, I could do them all. But when there are 40 on a page, I can't do any of them." - 10 year old student Visual overload and visual crowding are common problems in every school classroom or company...

Also labeled: twice-exceptional, sensory processing, dyslexia, writing, accommodations, autism spectrum, reading, visual processing

Article: Sensory Motor Dysgraphia Misdiagnosed as Underachievement

In our practice, unrecognized dysgraphia is a common cause of 'underachievement' and 'oppositionally-defiant disorder' in school age children, particularly boys. For some reason, dysgraphia has not garnered the attention of 'attention deficit...

Also labeled: twice-exceptional, sensory processing, writing, autism spectrum, ADD/ADHD, dysgraphia, emotions, fine motor