* Acquired alexia (acquired dyslexia): This is a loss of reading ability due to brain damage, often from stroke or injury, while writing ability may be relatively preserved or only partially affected. The writing ability might be more automatic or rote than truly fluent.
* Developmental alexia: This is a reading disability present from birth or early childhood, sometimes co-occurring with other conditions or existing independently. Writing ability can be uneven; some individuals may be able to write better than they read.
* Specific learning disabilities: Some individuals with dysgraphia (a writing disability) might find writing challenging but have better relative abilities in reading. However, this is less common than the reverse.
* Brain injury affecting specific regions: Damage to specific areas of the brain responsible for reading may disrupt reading skills while leaving writing relatively intact.
* Rare neurological conditions: Some rare conditions can differentially affect reading and writing abilities.
It's important to note that the relationship between reading and writing is complex and not perfectly symmetrical. While they are related skills, they are not identical, and damage or developmental differences can affect them in different ways.