I don't know if anyone's come up with a name for what I had, but I was also sent for all kinds of tests when I was about 8 or 9. I did very badly on written tests, but well on oral ones. I could read and understand complicated material, but I couldn't write. I was coordinated at other activities, and could draw well. It was sort of like someone with a bad stammer - the words were there, they just had a problem getting out. The psychologist said it was something to do with the message getting from my brain to my hand. There's probably an impressive term for it now, but I've never heard of anyone else with this problem. It's pretty much gone now, except for writing 5 instead of F and M instead of W sometimes, but it's only on the writing side - I always can see the mistake after I do it.

It's terrible how much damage can be done before someone realizes a kid isn't just "lazy" or "stupid."