think my child may have dyspraxia she is 5.5 years old

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hi my dd1 is showing lots of the signs of dyspraxia
have told the teacher yest about r concerns

dd has always been difficult since a baby

now she has trouble with the following -

cant ride a bike very well or throw and catch a ball
gets very stressed and crys alot plus has alt of tantrums especially when she doesnt get her own way
has meesy writing
talks very loud and shouts alot
struggles with buttons etc on clothing
clumsy trips alot

is very hardwork at home

ant thoughts if it sounds like dypraxia

Hi Tinkbig

Those things could be a sign of dyspraxia which my son who is 5.11 was recently diagnosed with. Have you had a look at the Dyspraxia Foundation website to see if any of the other symptoms on there sound familiar?

If you are concerned, you can either ask your school or GP to refer you to the Child Development Centre where they will be able to assess her by doing lots of fun games like jumping, threading etc.

Hi Tink

Glad you made it over here - I'm sure some of our lovely ladies will be along to help soon.

thankyou
hv looked on that website she fits more or less all of the symptoms
especially regarding excitable and loud thrill voice

OK, what I did was I pasted that list into Word and under each one I wrote how DS fit the criteria. I then went to the doctors and gave him the list and asked him to be referred.

The wait for assessment varies hugely across the country from a few weeks to longer - we had to wait 6 weeks.

I would also discuss it with the school as they may be able to include your DD on their Fizzy programme (which is exercises for improving fine and gross motor skills) even before DD is assessed/DXed. DS absolutely loves Fizzy esp as it is on a 1 adult to 2 child ratio and he thrives on attention

thankyou very helpful
told school our concerns yest
have made a list and ticked which things dd struggles with going to give to teacher after school
dd demands constant attention

Does she also need to be on a handwriting intervention?

thankyou
gave teacer list said she spoke to senco who can help at the school
said things would be quicker if we see dr have made a drs appmnt for next friday

The dr can start you on the road to diagnosis via a referral to the correct person.

But school need to help him if he needs it and they don't need a diagnosis for that. So talk to the SENCO about what school can do to help him.

A dx won't bring any / much help for you. Mostly just piece of mind and a word to google and research.

thanku