He was 7 the first time and 9 the second. He was tested by the school the first time because he had writing difficulties. He was tested privately the second time because the writing difficulties have increased and he is depressed. He now has a diagnosis of dysgraphia (apparently he also has some dyslexia but is able to compensate for that). He has been reading since he was 3 or 4, so I'd say that's a strength, but he's very interested in math, so that's a strength as well. He hates to write.
He scored well on the achievement testing done 2 years ago in all categories except math fluency, writing fluency, and written expression - basically anything that involved a pencil.
