Re having to do lots of different things for the spelling homework, would his teacher be flexible on this? DS (who also has "special words" for spelling) has come home with a printed sheet that instructs him to write the words out, etc., but his teacher has explained that he needn't. He just studies the words on the bus, and says them what I think of as spelling-bee style, saying the letters and then the whole word. Clearly this is enough for him to learn the words, and would be for your DS too. I suppose the only obstacle would be if the teacher is actively wanting him to practise writing. I am *so* happy with DS's school's "no compulsory written homework" policy, I can't tell you :-)
