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In reply to the discussion: The Real Trump Is Revealed In His Handwriting. And It Is Very Ugly. [View all]TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)Handwriting is very consistent through time. Now writing can change due to illness or injury. In most cases the elemental rhythm of the writing will still underlay the tremors. Plus a really very traumatic experience can change the writing. In such cases it is important to have writing over a periods of time. In cases of illness or trauma writing before and after is important. Every writing must be looked at individually. And original documents are absolutely necessary.
For example my wife's writing has changed from when we 1st met in 1969. Her writing actually looks more like mine now. Though hers is still a little different.
Example. The reason that Rather got into trouble over the Bush controversy was that he did not use the best experts. Also you must have original documents when doing a forensic determination. They used copies of originals. That practice is completely unacceptable under such circumstances. Rather and his team were bound to get screwed.
I have not had experience with autistic people. I believe that such a malady can be identified. Having said that you would need to look at a lot of autistic writing and it would take time to understand how such writing deviates from what would be considered standard.
You just do not learn this skill overnight and you have to practice and stay current by looking at writing all the time. I am not particularly active. I would need to go back to my original courses and go back through them and start practicing to get all my "eye" back. I am now going on 73 and really do not have the time to pursue such an effort.
One final comment. What you said about the autistic kid's writing is significant. Depending on what we call the "twill" of the writing and other factors, I might see something unusual about it. Any writing that is very precise in a certain way shows someone who is struggling for perfection. At a certain level such writing would raise flags for further analysis.