To ask about your child with dyspraxia?

[SleepingStandingUp]

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If your child has dyspraxia, at what age did they get diagnosed and what was the difference between them at 5 and a "typical" 5 yo?

@SleepingStandingUp

I think the confidence thing is one of the reasons I'd rather be able to say yes or no and then get help if appropriate, so he knows it isn't something he's failing at, it's something that needs extra support to do iyswim.

This is important OP. Not being diagnosed as an adult meant that as a child I was dismissed as lazy. Teachers would say I was bright but needed to make an effort - I was making an effort!

It also impacted me socially, I was called slow and backwards and things like that by the other kids.

Other parents were cruel too - I was banned from playdates at a friend's house aged 6 because I don't hold my cutlery properly (I use my fork in my right hand and knife in left, I just can't use my fork in my left hand and have never been able to).

I knew something was 'wrong' with me as a child but I didn't know what. I wish I'd known it wasn't my fault.

My son has dyspraxia and he was always quite a bewildering mix of abilities, he rolled from about 6 weeks and was remarkably able at that to the extent that it was amazing how he rolled around the floor. He was very fussy about labels and textures, has hypermobility and rarely sat down to eat. I doubt if he can tie laces even yet and he's now 27. He's an excellent sportsman but could never master swimming. He's clumsy and broke most of his computers , laptops etc. Specific toys would interest him almost to the point of obsession.
He was a poor achiever at primary school but did brilliantly at university. His reading was very slow but he finally got there. He's hyper and works in a really fast moving competitive environment which suits him wonderfully.
Team sports were his saviour and he has the best team ethos of anyone I know.