Dyspraxia

Yes it can, that is how I was diagnosed! In fact when I attempted to speak to a GP about it they said it was something a psychologist would assess.

Gets on my nerves really when people have got nothing better to do than neg because of people have got Dyspraxia.

It doesn't bother me that I've got dyspraxia or any disability - why should it bother anyone else?

Love the sig on dyslexic christmas Alkranite!

As I said on page one, it's not as if every dyspraxic is getting negged. It's probably just the illogicality of saying you're "proud" of it, I'm not proud of it, why would I be proud of a developmental disability? I'm indifferent, I have it, I deal with it...that's it.

Why would you have pride?

So someone born with one leg should...be proud of missing a leg?

Or someone born without colour vision..should be proud of their black and white sight?

It makes no sense to me...

but then again the gay pride movement makes no sense to me either.

it makes who i am and why cant i be proud of that you judgmental doosh

Pride comes from achievement. I completely understand someone saying..

"Despite dyspraxia, I have been able to pass my degree and hold down a full time job, I have pride in what I've done to overcome my disability."

But "I have dyspraxia, I am proud of this fact.", doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

I'll steer this thing back on course cos we're heading towards the shore...

have any of you bothered to bring this condition up later on in education, say A-levels or degree level, when you haven't mentioned it before?

I've always put up with it, but really I should have said something some time ago, as during exams where you have to write essay style answers, I find it incredibly painful to write. In my A-level history exam I had to stop for 10 minutes to rest my hand as it hurt too much and it had gone numb. I carried on after that but my already pretty bad handwriting became a total scrawl, I'd be surprised if it didn't effect my grade.

Problem is I suppose because I'd never mentioned dyspraxia in lower years, I thought trying to bring it up would be thought of as an excuse. I mean I've always had very poor pen grip, I went to special classes in primary school to help me learn to hold a pen and write.

I'll see how my exams go this year (second year at uni), but if I struggle in the two hour exams, do you think it would be possible to bring up the option of extra time in year 3 exams? I was diagnosed with developmental dyspraxia as a young child, but I don't know if I could get some sort of proof now.

Clinical Psychologist- not an educational psychologist

Clinical Psychologist- not an educational psychologist

I know this is an odd question but, by being dyspraxic does it limit your career options at all?
I think I may be dyspraxic and I'm a bit worried aha

Pride comes from achievement. I completely understand someone saying..

"Despite dyspraxia, I have been able to pass my degree and hold down a full time job, I have pride in what I've done to overcome my disability."

But "I have dyspraxia, I am proud of this fact.", doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

I'll steer this thing back on course cos we're heading towards the shore...

have any of you bothered to bring this condition up later on in education, say A-levels or degree level, when you haven't mentioned it before?

I've always put up with it, but really I should have said something some time ago, as during exams where you have to write essay style answers, I find it incredibly painful to write. In my A-level history exam I had to stop for 10 minutes to rest my hand as it hurt too much and it had gone numb. I carried on after that but my already pretty bad handwriting became a total scrawl, I'd be surprised if it didn't effect my grade.

Problem is I suppose because I'd never mentioned dyspraxia in lower years, I thought trying to bring it up would be thought of as an excuse. I mean I've always had very poor pen grip, I went to special classes in primary school to help me learn to hold a pen and write.

I'll see how my exams go this year (second year at uni), but if I struggle in the two hour exams, do you think it would be possible to bring up the option of extra time in year 3 exams? I was diagnosed with developmental dyspraxia as a young child, but I don't know if I could get some sort of proof now.

Hi five!

(Though as we both have dyspraxia, chances are we'll miss)

Hey guys, i think i may have dyxpraxia. I am 16 and i have poor handwriting. I have poor fine motor skills and i am told i walk funny. I also cannot ride a bicycle and i am unorganised and fail to meet deadlines. I also feel a bit stupid sometimes even though i am academically quite clever. (Predicted 5As for GCSE.) What should i do?