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[quote=Anonymous]Our DS has a similar problem. he was great at speaking, unable to put a sentence down on paper, horrible handwriting, could not spell, homework took hours and hours. 6th grade was a nightmare. Finally got a full neuro-psych. evaluation --he has severe dysgraphia, mild ADHD, and processing speed and executive functioning issues. What helped: as PPs said, in 6th grade he dictated his assignments and typed them. Then he took typing lessons and learned how to type well. He has had a 504 plan that allows him to bring a laptop to school. This was probably the best and most liberating thing for him in terms of writing. He is still not the greatest writer in the world (but, again, as PPs said, good writing is hard for most people).  But he did really well in middle school and is now in high school (magnet school that required an entrance exam including an essay). In 
general, most things are getting easier for him with age. The psychologist who evaluated him said not to bother with handwriting as it will never improve. In any case-- with some mild accommodations and a lot of support at home, your child will be fine![/quote]

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