That is a great insight mamandmore! And it explains so much. DS8 could spell wonderfully at a younger age as well. And he still does extremely well on spelling tests, when he takes his time and is careful. But in his writing....
I always assumed that his brain was just going faster than his hand. But your explanation makes more sense. Has anyone else's kid taught themselves to speed read? DS's teacher last year actually timed him, by making him read out loud. (he reads even faster silently.) I think he reads so fast by not really looking at the letter combinations inside the words anymore?
