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Originally Posted by Delvo
Agraphia and dysgraphia are definitely the words to consider, although this sounds milder than what either of those words are normally used for. Aphasia or dysphasia is about speech using the mouth and throat and dyslexia (and alexia if there is such a thing) is (and would be) about reading. Speaking out loud and reading are two different functions that use different areas of the brain from each other and from writing.
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There seems to be some slop over, although some terms can be considered more specific than others. From
dictionary.com, the definition of aphasia in
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Retrieved May 17, 2008:
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Partial or total loss of the ability to articulate ideas or comprehend spoken or written language, resulting from brain damage due to injury or disease. Also called logagnosia, logamnesia, logasthenia.
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'Course, if you're typing homophones, how would you know that you're not also speaking them?
