For some time I have felt dd1 aged 6 may be dyspraxic. She is clumsy and disorganised and prone to lapses in concentration. However her reading and comprehension is very good though she seems to dislike maths she is ok and achieveing expected levels. She is slow to get changed and often forgets to do what she is asked, a dreamer. There were a few years of problems with constipation which required consultant care and she is still not continent at night.
All these things may just be how she is a clumsy, dreamy child and if her school work is acceptable and very good in some areas maybe I am wrong to pursue help. But my instinct is that there is a potential problem with her lack of physical confidence and coordination, she is very tall, well built and has been towering over her friends since pre-school.
Is there any point pursuing my concerns will she actually be helped will a paediatrician be interested in a child who appears happy and able in many ways? Will it help her to be examined in this way.
I don't want to ignore my niggling concerns but I don't want to push for something that will not be beneficial. 
- confused can anyone set me straight? Thank you.
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is dd syspraxic or are my expectations too high?
bigmouthstrikesagain · 24/10/2012 12:08
My ds is 10 and has only this year been diagnosed with dyspraxia and hypermobility. We had years of things not being quite right with him, although he is a bright boy and achieving well at school. He is also tall like your dd, and he is left handed, so a lot of his issues like poor handwriting were put down to that for a long time.
His issues became more obvious when he went up to junior school. I asked to meet the SENCO at school, who got the school nurse involved and it all went from there. Ds initially had a joint physiotherapy/O.T. assessment then was seen by a paediatrician, and then we had the diagnosis.
It was a relief for all of us, ds included, to know that there was a reason why he finds some things difficult - as he got older he would get very frustrated with himself and would say things like "I'm so stupid" 
He does still find things difficult, but school cuts him some slack now when it takes him longer to change for P.E. or if he loses something, and he is allowed to work more on computers. I had my reservations about seeking a possible diagnosis, but I am very glad that I did now.
Hypermobility does seem quite common in people with dyspraxia. It makes things more difficult as bendy joints don't send the same messsages to the brain about where they are and what they are doing (proprioception). I really hope that those of you with younger children can get a diagnosis and get some support. We also had issues with other children provoking ds at school, but fortunately the school realised what had been going on and didn't punish ds.
Our local OT department here runs courses to help parents and carers. Several of the things that came up would have been SO helpful to know when ds was younger, and would have saved a lot of stress and heartache. Ds might not be able to ride a bike very well (yet!), but give him a computer and he can do allsorts with it. He is so good with them that in year 5, the teacher asked ds to teach the class how to do something. From that, ds says he would like to teach I.T. 
Good luck to you all.
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