If getting started is a problem, encourage visual pre-organization strategies, such as mind mapping. Allow extra time for writing activities. If necessary, shorten writing assignments. Reinforce the positive aspects of student's efforts. Maybe then, you have dysgraphia.
Dysgraphia is a Latin word.
Graphia refers to the writing process. It is one of the many aspects of a learning disability or a learning difference. It has absolutely nothing to do with how smart you are. Often, dysgraphia is misunderstood. Parents and teachers may think you are lazy or that you don't care about neatness.