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When I was little, I didn't learn how to right very quickly. I knew how to write, but I didn't know how to put words together on paper, much less, look neat. Basically, because of this, my teachers forced me to grip my pencil harder and every time I write my hand aches, even now. It took a while, but I learned writing structures and paragraph structures when I was 9.

One Aspie guy I know makes writing look easy and I am jealous. But it's probably a different story for everyone else.

PS: Starting to write with my left hand and it feels more natural. I might continue to work on it.

Are we talking about cognitive writing process or fine motor writing skills? The content of what I write is (in my opinion and that of my evaluators) quite good, but my handwriting is atrocious.

Yes, I would also enjoy some clarity.




I did not have any fine motor delay in learning to write.


The process of organizing language has always been difficult for me. However, once I decided to do it, it was a very worthwhile endeavor to learn and work at.

Oh! And for another vote, my AS son has been slow on motor skills that deal with handwriting (in particular motor planning skills, I think).

Assuming, he would have language issues like I do, I got a writing/comprehension program to use with him at home. He continually blows me away with his ability in this area (it's likely age-appropriate and not particularly advanced, but his skills already surpass mine, and he's 7!).



So, two completely different experiences from my house.

I remember when I started school I had a lot of trouble holding a pencil, they made me meet with some lady and she'd have me work out pieces of lite brite or whatever out of silly putty for some reason. I figure they were related, I dunno how or why. Thinking back, I remember a lot of weird things they had me do on my own. I wish I could read my records or whatever as a child, be an interesting read.

I hate writing i'd rather die thousand times over and over than have to go through pains of an essay.. makes me sick to the bones. was never good at presenting stuff to others

I had trouble learning to grip a pencil and write too. I had an OT for that when I was a child.

This also is how I write, lol

I didn't have a problem holding a pencil, but I was a perfectionist about the way I would form the letters.

Anyway, my interior language is not words. In college, I had to write lots of papers. It was very painful. Only after years and years of practice can I now express the little patterns and blips in my brain (I'm a pattern/maths/music thinker) as words, and now I'm actually very good at it.

Even so, English (my "native tongue") remains a foreign language to me.

My dad was a stickler for neat handwriting. In fact, he used to make me do my homework over and over till the letters were neat. I thought he was evil at the time, but I found that it had a tremendous impact on my handwriting. The difference between my handwriting in second grade and in third grade is huge.

As for the writing process itself, it can take a long time for me to translate my thoughts into individual sentences, let alone organize them. The thoughts are already in my mind; they just don't have names yet. I admire those who are able to quickly explain their thoughts in a coherent manner.

if i had your dad, i would still be trying to do my third grade homework. i have no talent for penmanship.

I don't think I can vote because I don't want to skew the results.

I had some serious learning disorder issues in childhood that were only mildly treated. As a result I hated to read and write, but now that I have got a better understanding on the basics and found out I can mimic the styles of my favourite authors perfectly and go at my own pace, it's something I do a whole lot more of now. I have my own blog and have attempted to write my own stories. ADHD gets in the way a bit. When I was on medication I spent three years on a sci-fi story and it turned out pretty good, but wasn't finished when I had to go off my meds. I've tried to do write some new stories but I just can't stay committed to them.

This.

And, this.

WTF is the OP talking about?

And most folks think I compose texts well, but since gradeschool most folks think my penmanship sucks.

I'm rather lazy when it comes to punctuation and sentence flow, but when the big essay comes around I usually get a perfect or near perfect score. I like writing in general as well.

i never thought of myself as a writer but as my journal entries has shown i am a writer, i write alot of fantasies and stories, it's actually hard for me to make a post that isn't 2 pages long.

I used to have alot of trouble composing anything, I had trouble with context and content, but I guess a couple years 'practicing' on yahoo answers really has improved my skills substantially.

My handwriting however remains laborious and i struggle to form legible characters.
Ironically my handwriting when i was younger was beautiful, today to say it's 'chicken scratch' would be a bit an understatement of how bad it is.

Been called and consider self as a writer, but not for reports/essays.