My ASD son is almost 15 and copes pretty well day to day. He is very different to other teenage boys and his main interesting are performing . He is very social and has lots of friends - all girls and mostly theatre kids. He loves people and is a massive extrovert - he also adores school because of the routine and because he is constantly around people. His main problems are around routine and tact. He has no tact and does piss people off with his honesty. School is a safe place as is very structured but when out in the big wide world this is when his struggles become more obvious as mavigating buses, directions, how to get home etc etc.
But lately I am wondering if he could be dyspraxic. He has always hated sport and can not kick a ball or catch or throw - he also cannot ride a bike - we tried when he was about 6 and he hated it so we gave up. Even with stabilisers he struggled. He finds it hard even at 14 to use cutlery and is all fingers and thumbs. Also when we were on holiday last week he went on the dodgems on his own and he could not drive them - he had no idea how to turn the wheel or couldn't tell left from right. He was shouting and screaming because he couldn't do it.
But he is an amazing dancer and his dance teachers say his rhythm and timing is spot on and this doesn't really make sense to dyspraxia. Also he has the most beautiful handwriting and has done since about 5. He is a a tidy and neat freak due to his autism so messy handwriting would have been a no no from him from the outset.
I have heard that dyspraxia is quite common in autistic people but don't know if is worth getting a diagnosis or not? A friend of mine has said there is no way he can be dyspraxic or have any co ordination difficulties because dancing requires lots of co ordination.
So my question is can you be dyspraxic and be able to dance??