Could this be slight dyspraxia?

[yawningmonster]

DS is 2yr 4mths. He has been a little delayed in his devel but not majorly (crawled at 13mths, walked at 18mths) He still has quite a bit of difficulty physically eg can't manage steps or stairs unless he crawls down them, has difficulty climbing up to use a slide, can't ride on a ride on (no peddles, just can't seem to co ordinate his legs to push himself along without getting tangled on the wheels) I don't think any of this is major stuff but was interested in if there are any things I can be doing to support this development and whether it did fit with being slightly dyspraxic??

Hi yawningmonster, another insomniac here! My eldest DS has dyspraxia, he is 13 now. What you mention re sit on toys rings true, we noticed it more when DS was a bit older and had trouble holding a pen etc, throwing/catching a ball, was v messy eater and had trouble dressing himself. As he was my first I really didn't know what to look out for, hadn't heard of dyspraxia anyway at the time, just thought all children do things in their own time. Is your Health Visitor any good, or would your GP be able to refer you to a specialist? Only thing I would say is trust your gut instincts, but if you are unlucky people will try and dismiss you as a neurotic parent and you may need to be quite forceful at times! Sorry if that sounds a bit negative, I don't mean to. FWIW, my DS is still a bit disorganised (but I think that may just be a boy thing!) but copes brilliantly and does seem to have grown out of it to a extent. If you'd like any more info, just let me know. Bit disjointed (have just seen the time!), but hope this helps .

Thanks for the reply, I am in NZ so it is daytime here and no HV and I work for plunket which is our equivalent but very few ppl I have talked to here have any knowledge of dyspraxia and he has just been put down as "post paediatric trauma physical delay" (he has a bowel disorder which has required surgery and medical interventions but in itself is not why he is a little slower)