I can really relate to this. Even as an adult it is a punishment for me to handwrite anything because my hands just can't keep up with my head and either my handwriting becomes horrible or I have to write too slowly and lose my train of thought.
Typing for me has been the best thing ever! Could you maybe do some typing games with him because that's what really helped me in the long run (I picked up some over the summer one year). I'm a scientist and while I do enjoy writing out long equations and solving them (I use grid paper for that, it seems to help). I normally have to type them up immediately or I'll never be able to read them again! For me I always hated all the show your steps stuff.
