<p>My son has dysgraphia, and his handwriting looks about like a first or second grader. He taught himself how to type after second grade and has always just uses a laptop. We saw an educational psychologist when he was in 7th grade, and it carries through 5 years. Because of their really good documentation, and the school also saying he’s been given accomodations, he was able to use a computer for the essay. </p>
<p>I hear it’s extremely difficult to get this accomodation, and I think we got it because of the documentation and the accomodations he has received at school for years. </p>
<p>Given the effort it takes him to handwrite I knew it would be disastrous to not have that keyboard for the essay. He fights using it at school, and I know his grades suffer on mid-terms because he doesn’t want to go to the “special” room.</p>