{"id":345535,"date":"2022-07-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/graphotherapy-what-is-the-anamnesis\/"},"modified":"2022-07-25T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T09:00:00","slug":"graphotherapy-what-is-the-anamnesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/graphotherapy-what-is-the-anamnesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphotherapy: What Is the Anamnesis?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Traditionally, dysgraphia appears at primary school<\/strong>, but it can also come to light at secondary school, when a child who has managed to compensate for their difficulties until then becomes exhausted and lets up their efforts. A genuine obstacle to schooling, this disorder must be diagnosed as early as possible<\/strong> to limit the risk of the child rejecting learning altogether. Working on a dysgraphic child’s handwriting to make it more legible and easier to produce, the graphotherapist begins their care with the anamnesis<\/strong>…<\/p>\n

What is the anamnesis?<\/h2>\n

Derived from the ancient Greek “anamn\u00easis,” meaning “the act of recalling to memory,”<\/strong> the term anamnesis allows the graphotherapist to piece together the patient’s full history, using the child’s own memories as well as those of their family. Through this thorough interview<\/strong>, the professional quickly reaches a formal diagnosis, while limiting the number of further tests needed.<\/p>\n

Both recent and older, the child’s medical history<\/strong> lets the graphotherapist rule out certain leads and narrow down the hypotheses. Then, thanks to their semiological approach<\/strong> \u2014 that is, the study of symptoms and clinical signs \u2014 the graphotherapist can establish a diagnosis.<\/p>\n

Who attends this first appointment?<\/h2>\n

Generally, the anamnesis takes place with the dysgraphic child and their parents<\/strong>. Since the goal is to review the different stages of the child’s development, from birth to the onset of the disorder, their presence is strongly recommended.<\/p>\n

For this first meeting with the graphotherapist, parents should bring all necessary documents<\/strong> to support the child’s school and personal history<\/strong>, as well as any assessments<\/strong> carried out by other specialists, such as a speech therapist, psychologist or psychomotor therapist.<\/p>\n

How does the graphotherapist’s examination unfold?<\/h2>\n

During the anamnesis, the parents, the child and the graphotherapist will talk together<\/strong>: they will go over the patient’s history, skills, difficulties and fears. The professional will focus on why the graphotherapy consultation was sought<\/strong>, the description of the disorder<\/strong>, as well as when<\/strong> the symptoms first appeared, their severity<\/strong> and their impact<\/strong> on the patient’s daily life.<\/p>\n

The graphotherapist will then look at how the child’s handwriting has evolved<\/strong> in their exercise books, noting the first signs of difficulty and teachers’ comments, and asking the child about how they feel about it…<\/p>\n

The whole point of the anamnesis is, on one hand, to listen closely<\/strong> in order to identify the key information for diagnosis, and on the other, to be as honest as possible<\/strong> with the professional.<\/p>\n

Once the diagnosis is made, graphotherapy care continues with a graphomotor assessment<\/strong> (around 2 hours of tests) and re-education<\/strong>, built around 45-minute sessions, the number of which varies depending on the problem and the severity of the difficulties encountered. Note that if the problems are not related to dysgraphia, a simple handwriting improvement programme can be started instead.<\/p>\n

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Don’t hesitate to contact one of our online graphotherapists on the Ora-Visio platform<\/strong>: as available as they are attentive to your needs, they will know how to conduct this anamnesis to reach the diagnosis that is so essential to your child’s healthy development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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