What age child drew/wrote this?

[ArmadilloRed]

I know these threads can be super annoying but I’m curious to know what age child you think produced the following drawing and writing. As a hint, this isn’t a stealth boast - I’m concerned they are behind…

Edited because I hadn’t seen your update, sorry.

Bur I’ve seen many doctors with worse hand writing!

Aww, don't take it to heart though @ArmadilloRed (that some have said younger.) Some of the brightest children/people have quite messy writing. As I said, I do think 'intelligent person' on seeing the writing, and I see love and compassion too. 🤗

Does he spend anytime practicing his writing are you sure this is actually his best effort some kids can just be lazy and uninterested in things. Is he left handed? Has he had his eye sight checked? What do his teachers say

And the message is even more lovely coming from that age 🥰❤️

This is a "type" of handwriting with which I am very familiar - I have taught a fair few 16-18 year-olds (all boys) with almost this exact handwriting.

I mean, I can’t get my (probably ADHD) 4 yo DD to sit long enough to write very much, but this is what her handwriting looks like. Not in line, mix of capital and lower case letters, not very neat, etc.

Each morning I have her do two of those printable tracing practice sheets (we go through the alphabet and one same letter as the day before, and the one that comes after it.) Then I ask her what she wants to write, we work through how to spell it phonetically and I demonstrate the letters for her to copy. Then we’ll usually draw whatever she wrote together. (E.g., we’ll draw and astronaut if that’s the word she wrote)

I’m shocked that this is the handwriting of a 12 (13?) yo, and that other posters are saying this is what their older children’s and student’s handwriting looks like

My eldest (adult) son's handwriting is pretty similar, he's intelligent and I don't think his handwriting can keep up with his brain.

One of my sons had writing like that, up to, and well into Secondary school age - v messy & struggled with spelling. I remember by Dad being shocked at his writing when he was about 11 (which upset me at the time).
Turned out he is dyslexic & it was never really noticed at Primary.
He got extra time in his exams at Secondary though and is now studying chemistry at University.
It's a lovely card, OP.

6 ish? It’s better than my 5 year old, but I imagine where she’ll be after Y1.

@ArmadilloRed and I think the wording by your son is pretty wonderful by the way, what a lovely boy. X

Never mind the handwriting, the sentiment is so lovely.

I raised concerns a few times throughout the year but just got fobbed off with comments like ‘let’s see how he does next term’. His end of year report for English wasn’t good - he got 1a, I don’t know what that means but apparently they should be 2b by the end of Y7. I’ve not been able to speak to school about that yet though.

Get him assessed for dyspraxia. This looks like classic dyspraxic handwriting to me.

My 3 adult children all have learning issues, although different kinds...dyslexia, adhd., auditory processing problems, eye convergence issues, double vision, etc.

In this age of computers, poor hand writing isnt as big an issue as it was years ago. He definitely should be receiving some testing to see where his weaknesses are. The physical act of writing can be addressed with a computer keyboard...the thing that stands out the most to me, though, is that he left the 'r' out of birthday.

He is an amazing boy who is going to be an amazing adult ... he is way ahead of the game in relationships and expressing his feelings..both things that help to make a person a success at whatever their chosen field in life.
Since he does have many years of schooling left, I would definitely push for testing so that accommodations can be made for him in his classes. One accommodation my son had was to take his exams orally so there was no writing involved..Aced them every time!

Your boy is a special person who likely can think 'outside of the box' ... If you look at unusual thinkers who are successful, it's this quality that allows them to be successful.

*please excuse any errors as I have learning problems myself!

I’d guess a 7-10 year old with poor handwriting or SEN.

Just seen the age. I’d raise this with school again and ask to speak to the SENCO. If you have funds, it might be worth considering either an OT if you suspect general motor/fine motor controls or private dyslexia tutor if it’s more literacy issues generally.

As other posters have said: talk to SENDCO. Looks like dyspraxia. My 15 year old autistic son wrote like that when he was 12. He wrote better when he was 10 because they practiced handwriting in elementary. In secondary it's over so he will need some extra help. How does he manage to take notes in secondary? If he has a proven disability it comes with rights to extra help: a copy of the lesson given instead of him having to write etc. One boy with dyspraxia in ds2 class has been given a computer so doesn't have to handwrite at all and all lessons are sent to him.

I think 10 - 12

Sorry just saw the updates. I thought the sentences structure were older. Talk to the Senco and teach them to touch type.

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Two of my adult kids have always had terrible writing. Maybe not as scruffy as your sons but theirs was harder to read. Every single meeting with a teacher started with a talk about their writing. Their drawing skills were equally bad. They are both boys. Otherwise academic, hard working and lovely lads. ( and yes one is a Doctor) Once they are older it doesn’t matter quite so much although I know they will have lost marks in their exams because of it. They never seemed motivated to learn how to write neatly. Now they almost have no need to write by hand and if they do they write everything in capitals. My writing is almost as bad as my sons but my husband and my daughters all have beautifully neat handwriting.

Handwriting skills don’t seem to be related to fine motor skills in my family.

One of my sons still writes his letters in a weird way. I can’t remember all the details off hand but he does things like starts drawing “S’s” from the bottom.

Looks like dyspraxia/dyslexia to me. What a lovely sweet message though.

The writing inside the card is absolutely ok. I’m really glad it wasn’t a 6 year old as that message would have read really oddly from a young child’s mouth!

Definitely try some different pens out. My writing completely changes if I use a scratchy biro but it’s pretty nice with a not-too-inky rollerball.

@HappyLittleAGR every child is different, and that’s okay. Presumably your DD could not write that note on her own without help - she wouldn’t know how to spell everything for instance. It’s not the same situation. And as an adult how often can you say you produce beautifully handwritten notes? It’s not something most people do regularly anymore. All we need to do is write well enough to make ourselves understood, which this boy has.