Cacography in the mothers of hyperactive children with learning disorders.

Mothers of 20 children with learning disorders completed questionnaires concerning the histories and current problems of their children. All the children had average or above average IQs, but below average academic achievement. Compared with a control group of 20 mothers matched for years of education, the mothers of children with learning disorders made significantly more spelling errors per 100 words. The differences in number of spelling errors between learing disorders and control groups were greater for mothers with 12 or fewer years of education than for mothers with more than 12 yr. of education.