DS8 has just been assessed for dyslexia by a specialist teacher. He has been behind at school- we’re doing a lot with him to help catch up and he sees a specialist tutor once a week. His writing is where he particularly struggles- both handwriting and the content (finds it difficult to sequence and organise his ideas). The assessor does not think he is dyslexic but has mild dyspraxia (but is unable to formally diagnose as this would need to be an OT). Reading up on dyspraxia I am really unsure that DS’s picture fits. DS is very good at sports and I think naturally so, not just the result of lots of practice. He doesn’t display any clumsiness. On fine motor skills he did find buttons a bit tricky for a while it now does up his own shirt for school in the morning. His writing and cutlery skills are the only areas that I would identify as weak. He apparently used the stairs awkwardly at the assessor’s house but have never noticed a problem with stairs elsewhere. He also always sits to the side of his chair at dinner time.
Does anyone else have experience of being diagnosed with dyspraxia when gross motor skills are good? We’ve waited ages for this assessment and now I’m wary of him being mislabelled.