Thanks for the caution, polarbear! I know that the dysgraphia is not just about neatness (or not). But she's much, much more willing to write than she was a year ago (as evidenced by the fact that she wrote that page just for fun!), and she's writing at an appropriate speed now, too. She still sometimes skips letters when she's in a hurry, but I think it's in an age-appropriate way. She can still "tell a better story" orally than she can in writing, but isn't that age-appropriate at 9 anyway? Or am I inferring too much from the fact that I would talk your ear off at that age but avoided writing?