IT options for non-writer for maths and science etc..

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Reposting here for geeky people who may know the answer!

My DS has medical issues which mean he uses an electronic device for work in school. This works well for subjects such as history and english but not so well where a mix of text and symbols or drawings are needed. Are there any workable solutions to this? He can write but it is very painful so needs to be kept to a minimum e.g. a stylus could be used for drawing. Any practical solutions?

He could learn LaTex. You can get wysiwyg editors for it to make it easier to learn/use/see what you are doing.

Or learn how to use the formula thing in Word. It’s really surprisingly powerful once you learn how to use it.

We are trying out OneNote as a way to manage his work so trying to get to grips with the equation editor. Any good tutorials for it?

I suggest you type in "onenote equations" into youtube and you will see a number of helpfull vids such as this:-

Good luck

Something like notability or goodnotes on iPad might work if you use keyboard input for the bits he's happier typing (actually the iPad dictation isn't too bad but wifi dependent I think) and then apple pencil and the drawing tools for the bits you need to draw with.

For writing on preprinted worksheets - have a look at the app called Snaptype - it's flipping awesome - can photograph or import a pdf and then click and type anywhere on screen to fill it in.

My daughter has dyspraxia (she's younger end of primary age at present) - we've not yet managed to get school on board (they keep trumpeting the "she can just about do it so we'd rather she did" - yes but she's bloody falling right behind and her self esteem's being shattered... repeat argument constantly) but at home she uses an iPad with a combination of Clicker Docs (better than Word for younger kids to type on I've found - but pricey), Snaptype, and if she needs to do text + drawings I usually just get her to use Goodnotes and do it that way - few different bluetooth keyboards around the place - an ultra compact one if we need to take it anywhere and I've got a logitech multi device one her iPad can rest in at home and type from... best solution we've found. Also recording sentences as she thinks of them to play back repeatedly until she gets it all recorded down helps as well.