Homoeopathy for dysgraphia in school children

Abstract

Introduction: Dysgraphia is a specific transcription disability which results in illegible handwriting, inconsistent spacing, poor spatial planning on paper, poor spelling, difficulty in composing writing and thinking at the same time. There are 3 types of dysgraphia based on which manifestations alter - spatial, motor, or dyslexic. Mostly these 3 types are associated. Dysgraphia can be treated and managed successfully, especially if the disability is identified in early childhood or adulthood. As dysgraphia affects the person completely and impaired his/her quality of life, Homoeopathy is found to be the appropriate choice of treatment as it considers its patients as a whole. Methods: 30 school children who were diagnosed with Dysgraphia were randomly selected for this study. Medicines will be selected based on individuality of the child. Conclusion: From this study it is found that Homoeopathy is effective in managing Dysgraphia. The efficacy of Homoeopathy medicine on Dysgraphia was assessed by comparing before and after treatment writing scores with LDDI. In this study it is observed that majority of patients are males who belongs to the age group of 8 to 10 years and Dysgraphia is associated with various co-morbidities like ADHD, Anxiety disorder, ODD and CD.