Does your handwriting vary?

My handwriting does change depending pen that I use and my posture.

My son got a bad grade in English last year. The teacher said she thought he'd used ChatGPT to write his essay (he hadn't), because it was too well structured (he's smart) and he was using big words (he likes reading). So, his choice was to dumb it down and get a higher grade, or keep up the standard and keep failing. He's had an astonishingly bad run of teachers over the years.

I had two teachers gang up on me once when I was about 15 and force me to take part in the school debate team against another school because I was "the smart kid". The debate was not in my first language. I could comprehend the language reasonably well, but couldn't speak it anywhere near fluently. I tried to explain this, but just got bullied into doing what I was told. It didn't go well. A classic case of situational mutism. In front of an audience. For two rounds. The teachers blamed me when we lost. On the bright side, I wasn't asked back!

And back on topic... My handwriting varies with the audience. I suppose I'm a classic people-pleaser (see above). I write clearly and legibly if other people are going to read it, but write in a scrawl if it's just for myself. My scrawl has very little consistency to it.

I never thought of it until now, but yes it does.. 

Mine varies depending on who or what I'm writing too or about, I tend to write in a more italic hand when writing to a person and a an upright one when writing about a subject like history or a shopping list.

When I was in primary school I suppose my handwriting was rather neat, in year 4&5 I managed to get 2nd place in handwriting completions and I actually won in year 6. When exams came though that’s when my writing went all scruffy. I suppose when I make quick notes it’s scruffy but when I’m writing in cards etc I just put more effort for it to be neater. Never really thought about this before. My dad is the same come to think, and he’s right handed where as I’m left handed lol 

My handwriting definitely changes depending on what pen or pencil I use. I have found a few pen that are my favourite to write with because my handwriting looks really nice using them.

It also does vary day to day and if I’m writing for a long time, it will change throughout. I never understood why and it’s interesting that others experience this. It’s always frustrated me as I just want to write all the time in my neatest handwriting.

Mine tends to get worse if I’m stressed, dyslexia was mentioned at my assessment but I’m still waiting for the report. Most of my writing is a mixture of upper and lower case, all jumbled up, often with letters missing. I can write something like a birthday card as I was taught calligraphy at school, I just have to fully concentrate on that single sentence and write very slowly.

Teachers can be real bullies and take advantage of their “higher power”! I got so badly bullied by like all the teachers where ever I went  good for you for not obeying that “teacher” of yours

My signature seems to be quite random. A distinct problem back in the days of cheque writing.

Same here - I don’t have dyslexia or any learning issues that got in the way of doing well at school (hence a late diagnosis)

but my learning style was to take notes in my own hand (using nice handwriting), perfect those notes, and then revise those notes 

Taking notes on my laptop for work isn’t quite the same, but I never really noticed the difference until just now 

Yes, plus it's very untidy (whatever form it takes). I put it down to my dyslexia. I was recommended to learn calligraphy when at school to try to improve it. It didn't improve!

I still rely on handwritten notes for studying (I do a lot of professional qualifications and exams - special interest territory). Writing notes by hand is the only way I manage to learn stuff in great detail. 

Yes! I had no idea that there is someone else in this world with same problem. When I had exams as a teen, I had to remember to use the same handwriting in each part. My teachers scolded me few times for giving my notebook to someone else to write in it. Once I've even got tge lowest possible grade and it affected my final grade negatively.  The teacher told me, she would remove this grade if I bring her notes written only by me, so I had to copy tge whole notes with one only handwriting. It felt like a bully and I was disheartened,  although geography was always one of my favourite subjects. I decided to not copy the notes, it didn't make any sense to me and I was angry and amazed how could the teacher not believe me that it was all mine.

My handwriting is also usually terrible 

Yes, to the extent that even my hand-written formal signature can vary - despite my best efforts.

Yes. I thought that mine differed with the type of pen/pencil and paper. 
after seeing your post I’m wondering if it’s also an autism thing (I’m new to autism)

I guess mine does from time to time. If it’s any consolation, I’m left handed so I tend to smudge my writings