ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we discuss how children with dysgraphia struggle with mindset, motivation, and academic self-esteem. Many children with dysgraphia believe they will never become proficient writers, whereas others struggle with penmanship, spacing, planning, organization, grammar, and spelling. For a child to produce written expression, at least six of a child's cognitive systems must simultaneously work together. School requires a tremendous amount of written output from a child, and it is an essential ability for school success. Parents can help enhance their child's mindset, encourage writing using their child's interests, and require keyboarding skills. Children with dysgraphia can make improvements with intentional support from parents, teachers, and therapists.
