Thanks for the reply. We actually did decide to give Getty-Dubay a shot after I posted the other day. My son and I had another talk, and he decided that he *does* want to learn cursive...but he wants to learn a "pretty" cursive at some point in the future. My priority for him right now is to have him learn a way to write that is fluid and efficient, and Getty-Dubay seems like it will fit the bill. We aren't doing much handwriting at home at all right now - just 10-15 minutes of practice a day. He does math online, and pretty much everything else orally - either dictated to me or recorded (for me to copy down for his notebook later). We haven't found a speech-to-text app we like yet (we're an Android house) but that's something we'll look harder at in the future - at this point, dictation is fine. He's also learning to type, which he enjoys. Thanks again!

Thanks for the reply - I appreciate your thoughts. I should have been more clear regarding the OT - Loops and Other Groups is the program she typically uses, but not one she's been using with my kiddo. They have been working on printing, but she supports my idea to teach cursive, and is willing to use whatever program we choose. We have a very good relationship, and she's willing to look over options with me...but she doesn't really know what's available, hence my question. She does agree that a "lefty friendly" program would probably be a good choice for him, if we can find one we like. My son currently isn't happy. He hates printing and wants to do something different - if printing were going well, I would be far less interested in teaching cursive at this point. We (my son and I) have talked about pros and cons of cursive vs print, and he feels that not having to pick up his pencil between letters would be easier for him. Today he says he likes HWT and wants to stick with it, so we will unless we find something that we both like better...I just wish *I* didn't hate it.

We decided to pull our 2nd grader out of public school to homeschool a few weeks ago. He is a lefty with some fine motor challenges (which are being addressed in OT) and writing has always been a huge source of frustration for him - his brain just works so much faster than his hands. He and I have had several conversations about it, and we agreed that cursive might be easier for him than printing because the pencil stays on the page, but I'm really struggling to find the "right" program for him. My first thought was Getty-Dubay (I realize it's not true cursive, but I care much more that he can learn to write fluidly and legibly than I do for any particular font) but then I thought the slant would be too tough for him being a lefty. I felt like an upright script would be better, so we started HWT (Cursive Kickoff) and...I just don't love it. I got over my initial issue (that I just dislike their font) but it just feels...not right, I guess, for some reason. I also haven't been incredibly impressed with the company - I find their website and resources hard to navigate, and their CS has been less than helpful when I've reached out. (Off-putting, but I suppose not actually a deal-breaker as we are currently using the program.) His OT uses Loops and Other Groups (which I've heard good things about in general) but again...it's slanted...and I couldn't find much on the internet as far as a worksheet creator (or similar) goes, which makes me feel like it might limit us down the road. I'm just not sure. I've also looked at Cursive Logic, Handwriting Lessons through Literature, the left-handed book from Preventing Academic Failure, and some other lefty cursive book on Amazon. I do realize that most people develop their own style...but my kiddo is 2e (adhd/autistic and gifted) and is incredibly literal - I feel like it might be really tough for him to understand that it's ok for his writing to *not* slant if he's learning from a program that insists that it should. ETA: It's also entirely possible that it wouldn't bother him at all, or that he would be totally fine with a slanted script. I just don't know. I'd love to hear from people who are educating/have educated a kiddo with similar issues - what worked for you? What didn't? What is our best bet for neat, easy-to-write handwriting?