The simple answer is don't worry about it. There is no age that your child must know how to write his name. It will probably start emerging around 4 years, maybe a little earlier or later. If your child is too young developmentally to be expected to write, then the same applies to his name.
Although three and four year olds are (typically) not developmentally ready for handwriting skills, a myth has formed that handwriting and letter formation is, in fact, a preschool skill.
4. Between the ages of 3-4 years an average child will: Pre-Writing Strokes – Between 3-4 years of age, children should be able to copy vertical and horizontal lines, and circles, without a demonstration from their parents. By 3.5 years, they should also be able to imitate you when you draw a plus sign.
Around age 4 (sometimes earlier, sometimes later) is when most children exemplify that they have the interest and fine motor skills necessary to learn to write their name.
Late Preschool (Age 4)
recognize words that rhyme. name some of the letters of the alphabet (a good goal to strive for is 15–18 uppercase letters)
Hyperlexia is advanced and unexpected reading skills and abilities in children way beyond their chronological age. It is a fairly recently named condition (1967) although earlier descriptions of precocious reading do exist.
Name writing increases children's conceptual and procedural knowledge. Names are meaningful to children, and preschoolers typically are interested in learning to write the letters in their name, especially the first letter (Both-de Vries & Bus 2008).
Between the ages of 3-4 years an average child will:
Pre-Writing Strokes – Between 3-4 years of age, children should be able to copy vertical and horizontal lines, and circles, without a demonstration from their parents. By 3.5 years, they should also be able to imitate you when you draw a plus sign.
What is Einstein syndrome? Einstein syndrome is a condition where a child experiences late onset of language, or a late language emergence, but demonstrates giftedness in other areas of analytical thinking. A child with Einstein syndrome eventually speaks with no issues, but remains ahead of the curve in other areas.
Scripting is the repetition of words, phrases, or sounds from other people's speech. Most commonly scripting phrases and sounds are from movies, tv, or other sources like books or people they interact with. Scripting is especially common in children on the spectrum who are learning to talk.
In some ways Williams syndrome is the opposite of autism. For example, people with Williams syndrome love to talk and tell stories, whereas those with autism usually have language delay and little imagination. Many people with Williams syndrome draw disjointed pictures, some with autism draw pictures in perfect detail.
By age 4: Kids often know all the letters of the alphabet and their correct order. By kindergarten: Most kids can match each letter to the sound it makes.
The typical 4-year-old: Has a vocabulary of more than 1,000 words. Easily puts together sentences of 4 or 5 words. Can use the past tense.
Dysgraphia is a learning disability that sometimes accompanies ADHD and affects writing skills, handwriting and spelling. Here, how to recognize the symptoms.
All young kids have some difficulty when it comes to writing or perfecting penmanship. But if your child's handwriting is consistently distorted or unclear, that may be caused by a learning disability called dysgraphia. This is a nervous system problem that affects the fine motor skills needed to write.
By age 4, the greatest changes in area are occurring within higher order cortical regions such as prefrontal cortex and temporal association areas, still increasing but to a lesser extent are areas within primary sensory (visual, auditory) and sensorimotor cortex bilaterally.
Hyperlexia 3 consists of children who are likewise fascinated with letters and numbers. They may read all the names of items on the shelves in a supermarket or pharmacy. They have some 'autistic-like' symptoms such as unusual sensory sensitivity, echolalia, stimming, and obsessive-compulsive or repetitive behaviors.
Language delay, speech disorder and developmental language disorder. Motor difficulties. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) Seizures and epilepsy.