Thank you for all of the suggestions and ideas. I ended up buying an adjustable height desk, along with a couple of child sized chairs. For things such as handwriting I felt that it was better for him to have a table with the right proportions, but I'm not really fussed where he works for other subjects. He loves working on the floor for maths, whereas I preferred to work sitting up in bed when I was a child! It just goes to show how different we are :) OhElizabeth, we both have a genetic disorder which affects our joints, causing weakness, pain and dislocations (amongst other things). The issues with handwriting are definitely genetic in nature for us, so I should probably look into an OT or physio for his hands. Unfortunately there isn't much that they are able to do to help, but having been there myself, I know how much pain handwriting has the potential to cause! I suppose it is just one of those things that we have to learn how to live with and to adapt to.

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I was wondering what people use for desks (if they use them at all). My five year old generally does his work on the floor or on the small coffee table in the lounge, however I'm not sure that this is the best thing for him. He struggles greatly with letter/number writing due to having extremely hyper-mobile fingers, and although this is slowly improving, it will take quite some time for it to become legible. My own writing is still appalling (and it is a painful process) for the same reasons, so I can understand why he isn't keen on practicing! It isn't possible for us to use the kitchen table, and I found that the swivelling chair at the computer was a major distraction for him. Do you think it would be worth buying a smaller desk/chair for him to work at, or should we continue with what we're currently doing? I'm just a little concerned that allowing him to work on the floor will set him up for trouble in the future.

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I used Kewala Typequick for Students when I was a child, and I am planning to use if for my son when he is a little older. I like it because the graphics are nice and simple, yet they are enough to keep children engaged; I know of teenagers who will still happily work with the program. It doesn't teach how to format various letters etc. however it does track accuracy and speed. There is an adult version of the program as well, although I haven't tried this myself. http://www.typequick.com/au/products/typequick-for-students