ICD-11 code : 6A03.1;
Preferred Label : Developmental learning disorder with impairment in written expression;
ICD-11 definition : Developmental learning disorder with impairment in written expression is characterized
by significant and persistent difficulties in learning academic skills related to
writing, such as spelling accuracy, grammar and punctuation accuracy, and organization
and coherence of ideas in writing. The individual's performance in written expression
is markedly below what would be expected for chronological age and level of intellectual
functioning and results in significant impairment in the individual's academic or
occupational functioning. Developmental learning disorder with impairment in written
expression is not due to a disorder of intellectual development, sensory impairment
(vision or hearing), a neurological or motor disorder, lack of availability of education,
lack of proficiency in the language of academic instruction, or psychosocial adversity.;
ICD-11 synonym : Specific learning disorder with impairment in written expression; dysgraphia;
ICD-11 inclusion : written expression disorder; disorder of written expression; disturbance in spelling; developmental agraphia; developmental expressive writing disorder; developmental spelling disorder;
Origin ID : 1498766637;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
Developmental learning disorder with impairment in written expression is characterized
by significant and persistent difficulties in learning academic skills related to
writing, such as spelling accuracy, grammar and punctuation accuracy, and organization
and coherence of ideas in writing. The individual's performance in written expression
is markedly below what would be expected for chronological age and level of intellectual
functioning and results in significant impairment in the individual's academic or
occupational functioning. Developmental learning disorder with impairment in written
expression is not due to a disorder of intellectual development, sensory impairment
(vision or hearing), a neurological or motor disorder, lack of availability of education,
lack of proficiency in the language of academic instruction, or psychosocial adversity.
