I've no balance ,coordination or rhythm is it just me?

[Alifeworthliving]

All my life I've walked into tables never been able to balance on one foot or walk in a straight line, throw kick a ball straight,never been able to dance or follow or copy aerobic dance moves never been able to play computer games, its like my mind and body dont interact with each other when it comes to these things and I wondered if there was anyone else as inept as me!I wonder what the reason for it might be as it seems to be linked.how I dont know.any insight welcome!!thank you

My children take after their father - I watch my 8 year old DD with envy as she dances around!

Also never heard of it untill I was being assessed for something else and it came up then it was like ohhhhh yeh that’s me haha ( there are other aspects to it as well)

It was called clumsy child syndrome when I was diagnosed. I used to struggle with the order of things so I would put my shoes on before my socks for instance. The way I describe it as I have no learned movements. My brain is still going lift foot up, move it forward, put it down when I am walking. It never becomes an innate movement.

I am a teacher so I tell my children about it and how it means I just need to do things in a different way. I just have to practice my handwriting each holiday and I have a set of trays I put paperwork in to sort out later. It really does effect everyone in different ways.

I'm a dance teacher, you're definitely not alone. Interestingly (well to me anyway) I teach children and adults the percentage of kids I see with absolutely no coordination is much lower than the adults. It makes me wonder at what point do some people lose it?

I’m the same and have dyspraxia. Seems there’s quite a few of us here

I wouldn’t be surprised if I have a very mild form of dyspraxia. I can drive, tell time, etc. but I’m very clumsy and am always knocking into walls, forget aerobics! and have so many bumps and bruises from hurting myself unintentionally. Once I smacked myself in the head closing my car door, ran into a table so hard at work I thought I was going to vomit and 100’s of other things like that!

I'm dyspraxic. You could be describing me in your OP.

I tried a step class once in the early 90s. The instructor said ' you haven't any coordination at all'
I Did not go back!
I'm clumsy and awkward and drop things and pretty hopeless mostly! Coping mechanisms : it helps to look them up and just slow down a bit! It helps me.

My sense of direction is legendary as it does not exist. I 'lose ' cars in car parks when I've only been in the shop for half hour. Land marks are my friend now!
It's all about the coping ; taken me years!

I've been worried about my memory and made a conscious effort to remember more and almost force my brain till it hurt, now reading that dyspraxia lists memory as a symptom makes me feel better.so all if you who have a dyspraxia diagnosis is there any point of me getting it diagnosed, I've lived with it for half my life so I dont know if there's any point,its not as if I'm going to change now!

There are also various vertigo and inner ear conditions that cause lack of balance and the ability to walk straight. They can be virtually permanent for some people.

Me! I'm in my mid-forties and realised in recent years that I may have some degree of dysplasia. Unco-ordinated, lacking in rhythm, spatial awareness and any sense of direction. Could never play ball games.
It took me a looong time to learn how to drive and I am still a terrible parker.
I really struggle with organisation and time management.
I often wonder about diagnosis too.

I have dyspraxia too! Whether to get diagnosed depends what you want out of it. If you have problems at work, then a diagnosis could help get adjustments put in place. However, it's worth bearing in mind that it's pretty much impossible to get an adult diagnosis on the NHS, so you're looking at around £600+ to get it done privately 😢 but if you can afford it, it might help you accept yourself and give you some understanding.

Sorry - dyspraxia. My phone changed it to dysplasia.

Even without a diagnosis though, you can be more compassionate to yourself now you know. There's also lots of coping strategies you can adopt (some of which you probably already have). I would second yoga, a good teacher tells you which bits of muscles to engage at any one time which really helps. Also making heavy use of calendars and to-do apps helps me, blocking out time for different things in different colours, and using timers for getting up in the morning and going to bed at night (e.g. 10 min shower, 10 min find clothes and dress, 20 min sort and eat breakfast, etc)

I have dyspraxia and although, with the exception of playing computer games, I also have trouble with everything you mention

I have put it on job applications as it is classed as a disability. It means that places of work have to make accommodations to support you e.g the set of drawers I have in my classroom were bought for me. I also have a bit more tolerance towards my classroom when it gets untidy. I never use it as an excuse but a reason.

I suspect I have dyspraxia. DS1 is diagnosed.

I've always enjoyed dance and have no great talent, but have stuck with it long enough to help. I don't remember routines, but I know enough moves that in something like Zumba that I can correct myself and catch up without taking out half the room.

Learned to swim at 16. Learned to ride a bike at 19. In PE, the (bastard) PE teacher saw me forming a 3 with my fellow inept friends and sent me off to play tennis against the wall. Totally unfair. The bloody wall bounced it back every time so I had to trudge off to find the fucking ball to attempt to hit it at the bloody wall again. All ball sports were just a very tedious way of going for a walk to find the bloody ball. I never worked out how it was a form of exercise.

Organisation and motivation are not my strong points either. The "just do x when you're doing y" technique is not helpful when you're stood upstairs wondering why you went up in the first place and start doing z, before remembering what y was in the first place.

My long term memory for random stuff is brilliant though

@BogRollBOGOF yep this is my life basically . I’m still scarred by school PE. Not sure which time l passed my driving test? 7th or 8th?!

I’m obsessed by to do lists thanks to my shit memory. But conversely can tell you what kitchen tiles my nana had in 1987!