[Anonymous]

I have a lot of health problems, so I kind of am not sure if it's important getting something else diagnosed as I already get support for having a disability (M.E). But I'm pretty sure I'm dyspraxic. I started researching it because my boyfriend kind of just exploded at me: what is wrong with you, why can't you just aim and get food in your mouth like a normal person?! Everything you do is still like a child why haven't you just grown up yet.' I've got similar comments from my parents all my life always had problems with handwriting, tieing shoelaces doing buttons, at ninteen I'm still permentely bruised somewhere or other from falling over and walking into things to name a few. I thought I was just extremely clumsy and bad with my hands. But I don't know apart from getting my family/boyfriend to understand and perhaps be less critical of my ability to do things if there is much point of the diagnosis? I just kind of feel like if I walked into the doctors and asked to be evaluated for dsypraxia they'd just think i was a timewaster as I've completed secondery education without any help for it? Has anyone here got a diagnosis and has it helped? I also think my gp would think wtf that it was bothering me because of my other health issues.

[Isis Black]

I'm 35 I got diagnosed last year with it!!
I don't have it strongly but it's more my cognitive abilities
You get help with a disability through funding for a computer, dictaphone, printing costs, paper purchasing costs (I have lilac colour writing pads, can't cope with white background)

I've now also been diagnosed with CFS/ME so I've got bigger problems now urgh lol think someone's trying to tell me to not bother with UNI lol


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[Anonymous]

(Original post by Isis Black)
I'm 35 I got diagnosed last year with it!!
I don't have it strongly but it's more my cognitive abilities
You get help with a disability through funding for a computer, dictaphone, printing costs, paper purchasing costs (I have lilac colour writing pads, can't cope with white background)

I've now also been diagnosed with CFS/ME so I've got bigger problems now urgh lol think someone's trying to tell me to not bother with UNI lol


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See but because of my M.E I'll probably already be eligible for all that stuff?et! Apart from coloured writing pads but I'm too weak to write these days anyway! I haven't had my DSA needs assesment yet! That's what I meant with my GP may be a bit confused why dyspraxia bothers me because M.E affects like every aspect of my life! Good luck and please do bother with uni! There is so much support out there these days I'm sure we can do it!

[Kabloomybuzz]

Are you in full time education?? I got my diagnosis through college. they got an ed psych in and I was finally diagnosed after my parents trying to get some recognition of my problems for years.

The diagnosis has been both a blessing and a curse for me, My dyspraxia has caused me a lot of problems with work, and while some employers have been understanding and made allowances, one unfairly dismissed me and I took them to tribunal.

Saying that, it has got me a hell of a lot of help through uni... its just a pity I never had the support before.

As for your bf/parents, it probably will make them more understanding, but understand that your problems are still frustrating to other people, probably not as much as to you, but people still get annoyed from time to time.. its hard for people to understand at times...

Get a diagnosis if you think it will benefit you... I can't really say for certain either way.

[Cattty]

(Original post by Anonymous)
I have a lot of health problems, so I kind of am not sure if it's important getting something else diagnosed as I already get support for having a disability (M.E). But I'm pretty sure I'm dyspraxic. I started researching it because my boyfriend kind of just exploded at me: what is wrong with you, why can't you just aim and get food in your mouth like a normal person?! Everything you do is still like a child why haven't you just grown up yet.' I've got similar comments from my parents all my life always had problems with handwriting, tieing shoelaces doing buttons, at ninteen I'm still permentely bruised somewhere or other from falling over and walking into things to name a few. I thought I was just extremely clumsy and bad with my hands. But I don't know apart from getting my family/boyfriend to understand and perhaps be less critical of my ability to do things if there is much point of the diagnosis? I just kind of feel like if I walked into the doctors and asked to be evaluated for dsypraxia they'd just think i was a timewaster as I've completed secondery education without any help for it? Has anyone here got a diagnosis and has it helped? I also think my gp would think wtf that it was bothering me because of my other health issues.

if you get a diagnosis you can push to get help for the problems you have described, i have dyspraxia and i had a year of occupational therapy every week when i was 9, now i barely have any co-ordination problems at all

[eden]

I'm not sure you'll be able to get it diagnosed through your GP. I had a diagnosis pre age 16 and needed it redoing if i wanted any support at uni my GP couldn't refer me to anyone who could diagnose it. If you're in education thats the best time to get it diagnosed - ask at the student support / disabled students support type people about being assessed for it, that would be the best way to get assessed.