I'd like to encourage/support DS7 in increasing his written complexity despite handwriting challenges.
Zen, I'm not sure I thought to suggest this earlier, but if you're looking for tips to encourage and support your ds7 with writing, and he's challenged with handwriting, I would encourage you to scribe for him, or let him audio-record his stories, or let him type them out for his first draft - you might be amazed at the difference in what he "writes"!. He can always practice grammar/spelling/etc on the piece once it's "written"... but it's tough to have handwriting as a bottleneck up front.
polarbear