title: Screening for motor dysgraphia in public schools.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To screen for warning signs of dysgraphia in schoolchildren at the sixth grade of elementary school.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional cohort study performed with 630 schoolchildren assessed through the (adapted) Analytical Dysgraphia Inventory, which recognizes difficulties in writing through the tracing the graphics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 22% (n=138) of the sample presented all indications of dysgraphia; the most prevalent indicator was ascending/descending/fluctuating lines (53.6%). When the indicators were correlated to gender, males showed a significant difference (p<0.05) in most of them. Among the warning signs of co-occurrences, dyslexia was the most prevalent indicator (22%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Given the large number of warning signs of dysgraphia observed in schoolchildren, it is advisable to screen for these signs, in order to implement early interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil. marielzamartins@famerp.br
authors.forename: Marielza Regina Ismael
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: José Alexandre
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bastos
authors.forename: Angela Traldi
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Cecato
authors.forename: Maria de Lourdes Souza
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: Araujo
authors.forename: Rafael Ribeiro
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Magro
authors.forename: Vinicios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Alaminos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000381:Agraphia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000175:diagnosis; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006236:Handwriting; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors