to think there isn't any point in me trying to get an asessment for dyspraxia as an adult?

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Hi I don't know why am posting this now- I should be in bed. Yesterday I posted about some concerns in Chat regarding why I think I may have some dyspraxic tendancies- did not get a response and wondered about posting here for more traffic (probably a bad idea, but here goes).

I have other diagnoses some of them to so with complex trauma and mental health and the type of MH diagnosis I have means that doctors tend to think patients with my diagnosis are being melodramatic or attention seeking or trying to get sympathy? Which am not. Just validation and maybe help in case of future employment issues? (not currently working as have not been stable long enough and it has been years of ill health. I would need to train for something I can still do).

I wonder if anyone on here has experience of getting help for dyspraxia or traits of it (don't know if that is the right expression- I say traits because in mnay ways if it IS something like this then I am quite high functioning compared to how I was as a child, and probbaly would not qualify for diagnosis per se)? Did you find your issues with dyspraxia affcetd your employment?

I am fairly certain I would be diagnosed as having as having dyscalculia (teachers at both primary and secondary suggested testing for me but my parents did not want me to be tested and were convinced I was putting it on/just being difficult etc) and it does have some (mild but a bit distressing at times) effect on my life. I remember my abusive DF screaming at me about how useless I was when I made mistakes in my maths and how I would never amount to much in life because of it and to this day that has stuck with me despite being in higher end of normal for IQ. It seems stupid now but sometimes I wonder if I need to get these issues "dealt with" (not sure what that would mean tbh) so I can asess my abilities or lack of realistically. So when am well enough for work I can get help to adjust or to learn to tackle my deficiencies in some way?

I know TAATs are not allowed on here, but I posted a long list of symptoms which are why I feel I have a problem in my thread in chat and I don't want to go into them all again on here (took me ages to write and had to work up courage to post that first post because worried other posters would think me a bit silly or tell me to get over myself).

Thanks to listening to my long ramble.

oh the thread on chat was under a different name. as GuineaSomethingGood Same person. and yes am prepared for those with dyspraxia expereince/knowledge to tell me am being a hypochondriac and to stop worrying! I probably DO ned to give my head a wobble as I tend to worry and obsess and overhtink things a bit!

I worked in learning support in a Further Education college so have some experience of working with adults with specific learning difficulties.

If you were in education, it might be possible to get a diagnostic assessment done through the educational institution, though not all have staff qualified to do the assessment and some will only do it if you pay for it.

You can get a private assessment and pay for it, usually a few hundred pounds.

I have an opinion about ‘dyscalculia’ which may not be right, and certainly other professionals disagree. I think that all the difficulties that people with so-called ‘dyscalculia’ have can probably be attributed to dyslexia or dyspraxia or both, and I’m not convinced that dyscalculia exists as a separate condition.

I would advise starting by looking at some of the support organisations for people with dyslexia and dyspraxia:

www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/

dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/

Thank you HeddaGarbled

I will try those. Tbh, I have often wondered if dyscalculia is an overlap of dyspraxia. I can see so many traits of both in me.

I didn't see your other thread.
My DD1 has dyspraxia (formally diagnosed in her GCSE year).

I think having a 'label' has helped her as she has been able to explain to her employers where she has difficulties.
e.g.

• I need to take notes as otherwise I won't remember
• You need to be very explicit as I don't 'see' hints