dyspraxia

[MummyO3]

sorry to g/c but there is more traffic in here, does anyone have any knowledge/experience of dyspraxia that wouldnt mind talking to me please, thanks in advance x

Bumping this thread as I think my son has dyspraxia. It answers so many questions I've had about him. And I think I might have it too, though it wasn't diagnosed when I was a kid. I am in my forties but still can't drive, couldn't tell the time until my twenties, still have to check my left and right, can't catch or throw straight to save my life, was lousy at sport.

My DS (8) struggles with sport, with using knife and fork, with remembering simple two part instructions, with writing much more than a few sentences, even though he is great at literacy. He is in a constant dream world, takes forever to get dressed, can't swim more than 1/2 a width unless he's under water entirely. He zones out a lot. I really want to help him now, if I can but don't know where to start.

Bumping this thread as my nine year old was assessed for this last week, looks like he has it. I'll be looking at those web-sites tomorrow. I wonder if I have it too, I also never learned to drive, was always rubbish at sport, have very bad hand writing etc.

Just wanted to bookmark my seat for this thread
Have not got time to post properly, school run is nearing

I have a DS who has dyspraxia

Will pop back, and let you know of my experiences

I also posted in special needs, when DS was diagnosed with dyspraxia
Did not get a reply either

However, did find a MNer who was particularly helpful, she sent me some memory helping tasks via post, which have helped loads
will be back soon x

Bedlam, that's interesting. I was lousy at swimming at school then got really good at it, and it helped. I also learned to dance. I literally had to write down every single tiny movement of every part of the body and learn it like exam revision as I hadn't a clue how to learn a routine just by looking.

On another thread someone recommended this book which I just bought. It has loads of exercises in it to help children over come the physical problems. (Nothing yet on the concentration problems! There are some I know I can't do - like throwing a bean bag into a bucket from 10 ft away! but DS is looking forward to having a go of the games in the book.

Psised - I'd love to look at those memory tasks if you still have them. He could really do with those. (I could too! )

www.firstelevenmagazine.co.uk/welcome-to-the-world-of-dyspraxia/

I'm dyspraxic.

I remember the struggle to learn to write. All my friend were rushing ahead and I knew what I wanted to say but could never get it down properly on paper. At 8 I was still reversing letters even though I knew I was doing it wrong I could not do it right. I was always picked last for school teams (dyspraxics tend to be crap at net ball) was terrible at drawing. I had to do extra writing lessons doing really basic things while my friend were writing stories and I got bullied for it :(

Because I was struggling so much became very withdrawn and could not make friends. At 9 the headteacher decided (and told me and my mum) that all of ths was obviously the result of my parents having split up. He made me see an educational psychologist who diagnosed dyspraxia almost as soon as I walked through the door. I was pulled out of school every monday morning and sent for lessons at the local hospital (yes really) - we did writing exercises, ball throwing, game playing all in a very small warm nurturing group environment with a wonderful teacher. This went on until I was 11 by which time I was in the top groups for everything. The right intervention really does help and it makes me really sad when I see mum posting now saying its basically not available in the way it was when I was little.