Dyspraxia and hypermobility?

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Yet another thread from me Im afraid.

I was putting sun cream on my son today and noticed his elbows bent inwards.

Does this mean he has hypermobility? Or can you have over-bendy elbows and it not be hypermobility?

Because hypermobility is another sign of dyspraxia isnt it?

Elbows bending inwards is one of the things scored in the beinghton (sp!?) scale for hypermobility and, yes, hypermobility can be a cause of dyspraxia, as it affects proprioception.

DS1 has hypermobile elbows and shoulders, but nothing else.

My brother suffers with his hypermobility.

Polter We are no where. 3 weeks ago I suggested it to his school. He did an autism questionnaire and the woman who deals with SN decided it was his hearing that was causing the issues Id raised. (His hearing is fine).

Someone replied to a thread on here and said it sounded like dyspraxia and I was shocked to see how alike he was to the description. So I mentioned it to the school again but that was on a friday before half term. And I didnt want to see his GP this week because I didnt want DS to be there because I didnt want him to hear and think I was criticising him (Id be saying things like "hes 6.5 and cant use a knife and fork, struggles to brush his teeth or put his socks on, he cant ride a bike and he falls over easily etc etc"

Ive got an operation tomorrow morning so that writes off the start of this week but Im hoping to see the GP by the end of the week.

And Ive got absolutely no idea what happens after that. Im worried they'll just say its something he'll grow out of.

This is why the Beighton (:)) scale looks at various different joints and the Brighton criteria add in the actual problems the hypermobility causes. It even allows for things like the fact that I can't hyperextend my left elbow - because I can't even fully extend it any more, by looking at historical symptoms!

www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Joint-hypermobility/Pages/Diagnosis.aspx

I just called him downstairs and did the Beighton test.

Apart from hands flat on the floor, he can do all of those things. Much to his pleasure, he now wont stop pinning his thumb to his wrist or bending his little finger back, which is making my stomach turn.

He definitely has hyper-mobility.

Ive just looked at the Brighton critiria and he ticks two things, stretchy skin and also he has piles. The poor sausage has had piles since he was about 18 months old.