Anyone got a dyspraxia diagnosis as an adult.

[whatisforteamum]

I'm looking into getting diagnosed I was told I'm under the neurodivergent umbrella.
I've always struggled with sport like catching a ball,running and I'm quite uncoordinated.No sense of direction and bruises everywhere from bumping into stuff when I'm tired.My handwriting is dreadful.
Anyone know the waiting time for a diagnosis or if knowing this would be useful for an adult.TIA

Anyone

Not diagnosed, but I am the same and it took me years to learn left from right too. No sense of direction.
I don’t see the point at my age ( 60s) to getting a diagnoses, but if it helps you op then go for it
wishing you the best. Hope others have better advice or lived experiences.

Thank you.Yes late 50 s myself guess not much point now I've been teased for decades about my lack of sporting abilities.
I do walk over 20 miles a week though.

What I really want is somebody to help me get over my physical ineptitude

I was genuinely wondering if deportment lessons would help!

I'm not sure if I would get a diagnosis as I didn't have any trouble driving or telling left and right.

but all those physical things that kids are supposed to do automatically, I was never able to do them. I was quite lucky I didn't get bullied at school. As an adult, it means I can't try any sports or anything. I'm not yet 50 but I still find it a problem and would really like to find ways to address it.

there are so many physical hobbies that you miss out as a result. I'm increasingly bored with just working out.

I am the same. I am absolutely 100% certain I am dyspraxic and it has been a massive hurdle for me throughout life. Unfortunately my partner and my parents all just laugh and say I’m a klutz and clumsy. I want to get a diagnosis just to get taken seriously. I really don’t think people can appreciate how disabling it is

As well having dyspraxia, I definitely have dyscalculia too. It’s probably not as well known as dyspraxia is, but beyond basic maths, I am hopeless.
I could run ok ( at school) but throwing things or hitting anything was hard for me.
I do struggle with things others find easy to do.

I’m very sure I’m dyspraxic- bad co-ordination, issues with certain sports (I couldn’t hurdle at school for example) dreadful balance, ‘double jointed’ in my hands. I’m also dyslexic (my son has been diagnosed and I present the same way).
I have found reformer Pilates has really helped. It takes a little longer for me to learn new routines, but the more I practice the better I am getting. My balance has improved as has my coordination. It has been a revelation.

I suppose its usefulness depends on what you want out of it. If you’d like a formal diagnosis to e.g. provide support to a request for support at work, it can be practically useful in that regard.

I was diagnosed in early adulthood at university (handwriting and inability to use tools I needed), and it’s been helpful in the sense that I know why I’m magnificently uncoordinated. It probably prevented me from a lot of frustration trying to learn to drive a manual car, I just gave myself “permission” to go straight to an automatic. I learned to ride a motorcycle even if it did take me three times as long as everyone else on my course, and knowing why, I didn’t feel bad about that. I can laugh with friends about being completely unable to play any game involving hand-eye coordination, without feeling like a klutz. People know why I can’t walk up or down steps and talk at the same time. None of this is life-changing, however, and I probably wouldn’t have sought diagnosis out had it not been for it being suggested when I was a student.

Thank you.I have ADHD so some of my issues relate to that.
It is odd finding out some lifelong issues are not my fault tbh.
I could and did drive safely for over 32 yrs it just took me ages to learn but I passed first time.

I can drive, but I often had accidents and pranks and my parking skills are non existent.

Prangs , not pranks !

I was diagnosed with dyspraxia 10 years ago as an adult, I also highly suspect i have ADHD but so many of the traits are interlinked I'm not sure what I'd get from a dual diagnosis but appreciate everyone's different

@whatisforteamum oh so you can drive too that's interesting

What would you hope to get from a diagnosis? As far as I can see there isn't any kind of treatment. The best physical help I've had has just been trying to find stuff online.

Posters have mentioned being unable to do hurdles at school - I couldn't run, literally went up to the hurdle and just came to a dead stop. No idea what to do with my limbs. I think in the olden days somebody would've actually talked to you through it, they had remedial exercises and stuff, didn't they? As I say, I was really lucky I didn't get bullied over this stuff.

I always say I can't walk and chew gum at the same time

My balance seems to vary day by day. I think it probably depends if I'm tired and have enough brain space to devote to prioperception or whatever it's called

But it is definitely getting worse.

Not diagnosed but definitely dyspraxic . I find doing anything that needs two hands almost impossible, walls leap out in front of me.

Im not sure what diagnosis would actually do. The same with ADHD, DD has been diagnosed and the doctor asked why we hadn't taken her to seek medical advice earlier. She told her doctor that she didn't behave any differently to me. So it wasn't out there. DS also had ADHD. The more obvious can't sit down for 5 minutes type.

It might be worth seeking out an occupational therapist who works in this area, my DS was diagnosed at primary school and had support from the OT service with exercises and suggestions of activities to improve coordination. One thing that did help was going to a climbing wall and improving upper body and core strength, similar to a pp's experience with pilates.

I got diagnosed with dyspraxia at age 45 through my then workplace. I'm appalling at team sports but enjoy the gym. Swimming & running. My spatial awareness is crap at times & I can literally trip over fresh air. I passed my test on the 4th attempt 29 years ago & drove a manual up until last year. Now have an auto which does make driving easier.
Not sure on how long you'd have to wait to be assessed but in my area waiting list for ADHD assessment is 2-4 years.
TBH its up to you whether you'd want to go down the private assessment route. It's not a cheap option & females tend to be better at masking their systems & you may well find that you've already inadvertantly developed your own coping mechanisms without realising.

My patience is non existent these days. I find waiting for anything is hard and I’m tapping my fingers and twitchy. It’s not nice and I know that’s it is me and not really the situation ( if it’s a long queue or waiting on the phone or whatever)

I have no idea who would diagnose this in an adult. I don’t think it will happen on the NHS.

I think my DD has the Hyperactive ADHD like myself.I did mention her 24 /7 energy to the HV 26 yrs ago and she said put her to bed earlier 🤣
She went later and got up at stupid o clock.
Tbh things are difficult to notice within your own family as the parents often have the same thing.

Maybe it's not worth pursuing a diagnosis now.I seem to know my strengths and weaknesses.

Bit of a weird connection but do any of you who have balance issues get migraines? I always thought I had POTs because I'd get faint standing too long, tripping over own limbs, concentration issues etc. I only realised recently that migraines don't always have to include headaches but vestibular migraines do actually cover ALL of the "symptoms" I had considered to be POTs or dyspraxia, which explains why for me they get worse at some times of the month as they can be linked to the menstrual cycle. I thought I'd mention it as understanding it has made it much easier to cope with for me - I also always wear my sunglasses because I hadn't realised I was so light sensitive just thought I was more comfortable with them on, for eg.

I would imagine that most people have to pay private for a diagnoses.
However , DS 2 was referred by his GP and managed to get his diagnosis of ‘ high functioning autism’ from the NHs a few years ago. He was 25 at the time, but maybe he was just lucky there.
I can’t imagine it’s an easy process , but his one was form filling and a referral.

this is interesting as DS (29yo) has dyspraxia and infrequent but sometimes vs severe migraine
his brother I suspect of having dyspraxia but not so marked, also gets migraine but not as badly

Yes I've had occular migraine with just the aura and dizzy spells that looked like vestibular migraine likely linked to hormones or I think it is

I’m also considering this, it’s just the cost that’s putting me off. I can’t follow instructions at all, I have to read instructions a few times, translate into my language style before I can start to be able to understand. I also have problems with organising speech, my conversations are often garbled or short. Surprisingly I’m in a relatively senior role.