Dysgraphia advice - GCSEs

[SherlockJones]

Hi, does anyone have any advice regarding getting through years 10 and 11 if you have dysgraphia? It feels like the school don’t quite understand dysgraphia or have appropriate strategies in place to help. DD also has dyslexia and ADHD. A laptop with a stylus was mentioned but how will writing with a stylus help if the ability to write is an issue? DD uses a laptop and can type fairly well but I am not sure how making notes in subjects like DT and Science, more annotations and labeling type of writing, can be helped?

Some find writing with a stylus easier than handwriting, but I would push for DD to be allowed to type. Annotating diagrams etc. should still be able to be done. The teachers should send them digitally before the lesson. For handwritten designs/drawings by DD, she can take a photograph then annotate.

Minimising copying of notes will help too. Using notes sent digitally my the teacher rather than copying from the board.

Does DD receive exam access arrangements already for internal school tests/exams? If not, it is worth discussing that.