This is my DS7 as well. He has Dyspraxia and handwriting has been an absolute chore for him. We homeschool and so I have been basically his scribe - I don't think it is fair to hold him back just because he can't write everything out - so we move at his pace and I scribe.....we tried public school twice and both times it was a disaster because they had no patience or understanding in dealing with this problem - instead of seeing one extremely bright kid, they focused on the fact that he couldn't write well.