The aim of this study was to compare fingertip tactile sensation, hand and finger grip strength, and hand pain thresholds in children diagnosed with specific learning disorder with impairment in written expression and healthy controls.
Diagnosis of specific learning disorder with impairment in written expression according to the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria
Age between 6 and 12 years
Clinically normal intellectual functioning
Voluntary agreement to participate in the study
Presence of verbal or visual communication problems
History of perinatal complications or physical head trauma
Presence of psychiatric disorders other than specific learning disorder according to the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria
History of known chronic physical or neurological disease (such as cerebral palsy, diabetes, epilepsy, autoimmune disease, liver failure, or kidney failure)