Comments on: ADHD Handwriting Help for Kids

By: Alison

Alison — Wed, 04 May 2016 16:24:54 +0000

My son is actually going through the process of getting evaluated to see if he has ADD/ADHD. When I read this I’m wondering if your child was ever on medication or if you find other ways to help he/she with their handwriting or any other problems.

By: Brazilian mom

Brazilian mom — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 00:57:09 +0000

In reply to Chelsey Luehr. My son has ADHD and he's very smart but he is slow writing.We are Brazilian and the main problem is that he writes almost everything without space among the words.He used notebook with grids last year but it wasn't work so well.Do you have any sugestion?

By: Chelsey Luehr

Chelsey Luehr — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 17:27:33 +0000

Our ADHD son actually does much better with cursive than print…I think it is easier for him. Because the letters are all connected, the size of his letters are more consistent, and he doesn’t have to think about the spacing between letters, and for some reason he remembers to capitalize better as well.

By: Selena Robinson

Selena Robinson — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 02:07:54 +0000

In reply to Larynxa.

I’m the same way!!!! If my mind is running a mile a minute – I don’t even try to write neatly…lol. I’ve practiced with my handwriting a lot over the years, but I never thought of the fountain pen idea! I’ll definitely give that a try. 🙂

Thanks for stopping by!

By: Larynxa

Larynxa — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 21:39:16 +0000

My handwriting gets a lot worse when I’m racing to write something down before I forget it. Especially when it’s a steady stream of ideas. I can type much faster than I can write, and the ideas flow more easily when all I have to do is pound a keyboard instead of struggling with my wonky fine-motor skills.

What’s weird is, if I make the handwriting process more interesting—with a fountain pen filled with an unusual colour of ink—my handwriting becomes quite beautiful, with artistic flourishes. People even compliment me on it.

Even so, I have to hold the pen in a “2-fingers-on-top, death-grip” to have enough control to write. I wasn’t aware of my unusual pen-hold until someone remarked that an ADHD friend of mine had the same weird way of holding a pen!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 19:04:53 +0000

This article is about my son all the way (he’s been diagnosed with ADHD). He LOVES telling stories but ask him to write a complete sentence and it’s World War III. This year he’s learning cursive in public school. Any suggestions on how do address cursive with the school? I want him to learn cursive but worry that his already bad printing will get worse. He has a 504 Plan with the school and they’re very accommodating.

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The Value of Daily Copywork - The Homeschool Post — Fri, 29 May 2015 08:59:20 +0000

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By: The Eccentric Mom

The Eccentric Mom — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 22:21:24 +0000

It is by total luck that I found your post today – I found you via Pour Your Heart Out and stumbled upon this post – my son was diagnosed with ADHD in April and is in the 4th grade. We home-schooled for a while but he is currently in public school and is struggling with his handwriting. They taught cursive in 3rd grade – which he missed – and they now require it for assignments and it stressed him out. We had to get a 504 plan put into place so that he could complete his work with print. This makes total sense and never once did I associate his handwriting troubles to his ADHD – so thank you so much for sharing this. I was meant to see your post today! 🙂

By: Full Spectrum Mama

Full Spectrum Mama — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 15:35:17 +0000

Yes, my guy has a hard time both WRITING and, at the same time, spelling and punctuating. He does a LOT better on a keyboard. yes, we want them to know how to write, but those little victories build self-esteem, right? Thanks for the tips!!! Helpful…