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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 212943" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Kathrine,</p><p></p><p>I think Marg is onto something with the hypermobile joints.</p><p></p><p>difficult child, Little easy child and I all have this to a certain extent. </p><p></p><p>difficult child (at 19) is starting to get more comfortable with writing. His Residential Treatment Center (RTC) staff do daily writing exercises with him. He's been using an HB pencil (I think you call these #2 pencils in the U.S.) on construction paper, which seems to work better for him. Something about the amount of pressure you have to exert with the pencil on the construction paper seems to work MUCH better for him than the traditional writing paper and pens. </p><p></p><p>I went to a very small, alternative primary school where we had to write with fountain pens. Because you have to write more slowly and carefully, my hands didn't hurt as much or get as tired. (In my case, I think piano lessons were also very helpful as I build up considerable strength in my hands over the years.)</p><p></p><p>For Little easy child, giant slightly glossy poster paper and coloured markers seem to be the best fit. His handwriting is much neater when he uses this sort of paper. As with difficult child, the typical lined looseleaf and a ballpoint pen is very hard for him. I haven't yet tried him with a fountain pen, because I suspect I'd have a new paint job on my walls from the ink, but I will soon.</p><p></p><p>For all of us, small, palm-sized stress balls really help. It's a bit like finger yoga. I keep mine on my desk and roll my hands over it when they get sore. I also have my chiropractor treat them about once a month. He does a manipulation of the bases of my thumb and finger joints that really seems to ease the pain.</p><p></p><p>Ring splints, finger grips and other devices are available, as Marg and Susiestar mentioned, and they seem to help a great deal too.</p><p></p><p>Hope you find the things that work best for your son.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 212943, member: 3907"] Kathrine, I think Marg is onto something with the hypermobile joints. difficult child, Little easy child and I all have this to a certain extent. difficult child (at 19) is starting to get more comfortable with writing. His Residential Treatment Center (RTC) staff do daily writing exercises with him. He's been using an HB pencil (I think you call these #2 pencils in the U.S.) on construction paper, which seems to work better for him. Something about the amount of pressure you have to exert with the pencil on the construction paper seems to work MUCH better for him than the traditional writing paper and pens. I went to a very small, alternative primary school where we had to write with fountain pens. Because you have to write more slowly and carefully, my hands didn't hurt as much or get as tired. (In my case, I think piano lessons were also very helpful as I build up considerable strength in my hands over the years.) For Little easy child, giant slightly glossy poster paper and coloured markers seem to be the best fit. His handwriting is much neater when he uses this sort of paper. As with difficult child, the typical lined looseleaf and a ballpoint pen is very hard for him. I haven't yet tried him with a fountain pen, because I suspect I'd have a new paint job on my walls from the ink, but I will soon. For all of us, small, palm-sized stress balls really help. It's a bit like finger yoga. I keep mine on my desk and roll my hands over it when they get sore. I also have my chiropractor treat them about once a month. He does a manipulation of the bases of my thumb and finger joints that really seems to ease the pain. Ring splints, finger grips and other devices are available, as Marg and Susiestar mentioned, and they seem to help a great deal too. Hope you find the things that work best for your son. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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