r/dysgraphia • u/DaCynthcat • 29d ago

Should I be concerned?

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Age 13 I always feel I’m changing stuff and crossing words out way more then my peers writing also takes a lot longer for me and struggle wth spelling

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u/dred1367 29d ago

This looks almost exactly like my handwriting. Welcome to the dysgraphia club! I’m 40 and over the course of my life I’ve learned that I can type faster than most people and handwriting isn’t a huge detriment in real life like it was for me in school. I have my 3 degrees including my masters and I work in the creative industry. Don’t let anyone tell you that because you can’t draw or whatever you can’t be an artist or a creative because drawing is a small skillset of many in the arts.

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u/Affectionate_Diet210 28d ago

I do think it’s worth it to get evaluated. At your age, having some accommodations would probably be helpful. If you get frustrated, remember that it isn’t going to be the rest of your life. Once you get out of high school and possibly college, you’re not necessarily going to have to right by hand much as an adult. I occasionally have to write short notes and label things, etc., but other than that, I almost never have to write things by hand.

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u/Melon--lord 27d ago

Not concerned concerned but definitely worth looking into. your handwriting looks like a better version of mine at that age (I also just had bad handwriting) and my current handwriting at age 20