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30% to 47%of children with writing problems who also have reading problems
Depending on the definitions used, 30 to 47 percent of children with writing problems also have reading problems, according to a 2020 clinical review.
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In the source's own words
“Depending on the definitions utilized, anywhere from 30% to 47% of children with writing problems also have reading problems.”
Disorder of written expression and dysgraphia: definition, diagnosis, and management, Peter J Chung and Dilip R Patel, Translational Pediatrics, 2020, Co-morbidities.
Open the original (DOI 10.21037/tp.2019.11.01)- What it measures
- A section of the review on co-morbidities, which describes how often dysgraphia and dyslexia occur together.
- What it does not show
- The range depends on which definitions are used, and the review does not say which study or population each figure comes from.