My son, who is now 20, always had poor fine motor skills. The school seemed to push and push to develop those skills, which took away developing his reading and comprehension skills. After insisting on him being evaluated for an electronic device to use instead, he quickly excelled. To this day he still has poor fine motor skills, but can write his signature, and uses his laptop for writing. I recommend parents keep tabs on their son/daughter's progress in school. If they are not progressing in a reasonable amount of time, don't wait for the school to notify you. Take the initiative to make a change or request an evaluation.

The definition is the inability to write things coherently. (For some reason I have this "thing" with being able to define or spell pretty much anything that I have seen once, and I specifically remember this word. I don't remember when or why I remember it though.)

I've never had good penmanship. I remember being the last in my class to get a pen because of that...I had to do extra practice all the time. It was embarrassing and frustrating. When I was in college, and under a lot of stress, I started having more trouble with my writing. I would mix up the first and last letter of a word, and make the sticks of my letter 'b' and letter 'p' go in the opposite direction. I went for some testing and they diagnosed dysgraphia. I can write fine when I take time, but when I hurry I often mix things up. It was frustrating, but once I could use a typewriter, then a computer, it was much easier. A suggestion would be to have your son learn keyboarding skills and do his assignments as much as possible on the computer. Another thing, if your son has an interest in art is to try calligraphy. It forces you to slow down to write, therefore letting your hand catch up to your brain, so to speak. Not sure if this is helpful or not.

My son has problems with getting all his thoughts down before he runs out of time so his teacher gives him a idea chart so he can write his ideas down. The he is easier for him to put into sentences and paragraphs. I hope this helps. And this is actually on his 504

A child with dysgraphia can also be a good reader, but poor at spelling and writing. My son has a great vocabulary but struggles with writing and spelling even the most obvious words.