- he has very strong fine motor skills now as we did a lot of cutting with him since he was four and he was lego obsessed and has probably put together over 35 full-size lego kits in the last two years. This has helped! Ha!
Just be aware that strong fine motor skills in other areas do not necessarily translate to strong fine motor abilities for writing. The processing seems to be different somehow. (outer limit of my science knowledge apparent right there.)
DeeDee
Yes, I noticed this in my ds. Although he is/was very able and willing to build Legos, his handwriting is/was often painful and prohibitive. Also, as polarbear says, the difference in quality between handwritten and typed is huge--even now that he's 12.
