Developmental writing disorders affect about 7–15% of school-aged children, with boys more affected than girls¶
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q2 i? Prevalence of developmental writing disorders is about 7–15% among school-aged children, with boys more affected than girls. → Döhla D and Heim S 2016
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Döhla D and Heim S 2016¶
Döhla D and Heim S (2016). Developmental Dyslexia and Dysgraphia: What can We Learn from the One About the Other? Front. Psychol. 6:2045. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02045
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The review reports epidemiological figures for developmental writing disorders, citing Hawke et al. (2009) and Katusic et al. (2009): "about 7–15%among school-agedchildren". It notes this is similar to the incidence of developmental dyslexia, which it puts at about 17%.
"The prevalencefor developmental writing disorders is about 7–15%among school-agedchildren, with boys being more affected than girls"
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Developmental writing disorders affect about 7–15% of school-aged children, with boys more affected than girls |
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Developmental writing disorders affect about 7–15% of school-aged children, with boys more affected than girls |
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