dyspraxia atypical presentation?

[BlackeyedSusan]

dd shows a lot of the signs of dyspraxia listed here

She has been assessed and given physio routines etc. but they are putting her difficultites down to hypermobility (which she has) She passed the handwriting test by concentrating very hard and writing within the lines, just. fine motor does not seem as affected as gross motor.

Her lack of catching/throwing skills is down to lack of practice apparently. (the term after they did the small apparatus block at school) ie my fault. I am at a loss as what to do with her. There are many issues. (just filled in the DLA form with help which has highlighted a lot of them)

I am looking for information relating to atypical presentations., whetherone can be dyspraxic if fine motor skills are within normal, or is there something else that has a similar presentation and other things I can ask about?

Your dc definitely has the difficulties you observe, whether it has a name or not. Don't blame yourself.

Sometimes I see OTs saying 'dc has to work extra hard to do [whatever]'. They are trying to draw attention to the fact that attaining something eg catching a ball, may ticked off a list, but the teacher could be blissfully unaware how much additional effort and concentration goes into it for that dc.

My dd has hypermobility and some joints are definitely more affected than others, for sure.

My ds had the same physio and he has one or two hypermobile joints - more floppy than dd's actually, but dd just has almost all joints affected.

We the took a friend along to the same physio and her elbows were unbelievably floppy - really quite astounding, but hips, fingers and knees much less than dd.

So yes, practice with the ball would help whatever it is, but not nearly as much as exercises targeted to strengthen the hypermobile joints ie to get the muscles to do the work of the ligaments.

ds is dyspraxic - really notice it only in the fingers with him - but other kids have problems co-ordinating gross motor. Not sure about whether it can affect gross motor and not fine motor, but being a neuro thing, I wouldn't be surprised.

Good Luck

shit isn't it?

i really need a good run at their ot/pt and then go back to say it does not work. it is annoying to think that a lot of the work we have already done has made it more difficult to get a diagnosis, despite it helping her.

I am going to have to go back at some point.