My ds is similar in the writing avoidance (you inspired me to start a thread, I didn't want to hijack yours!), but we don't have the health issues ...

I think Grinity's advice is spot-on, and maybe I should have re-read it! Will they *really* make him repeat first grade if his writing isn't better? What are the odds that his writing problems are actually related to PANDAS? Were there writing issues before he got sick, or do they seem sudden-onset?

It may just be a maturity issue and he'll grow past it, as the ladies have told in their kids ... I don't know, since I'm in the same boat! crazy

Mia