Chris-
The description of dyslexic dysgraphia fits my DS nearly perfectly. He can muster up some spontaneous text that is legible but not usually intelligible. You can read what he wrote with very shaky letters, caps in the middle of the word etc. But he can copy decently enough if he goes letter by letter. If he tries to go word by word, it all gets jumbled again.
Thanks for the link for Handwriting Without Tears- I will have to check that out! School starts on Wednesday so I'll have more indication soon about how far behind he really is. It's hard starting at a new school with new expectations.
By the way, he absolutely hates to draw unless it's from a "how to" manual. I always assumed this was his strong perfectionism. But now I wonder if it's related to copying being so much easier for him.
