I am dyspraxic and dyslexic Ask me anything:)

I have Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia which has obviously affected my speech however at most I only have dyspraxic tendencies when it comes to the areas you struggle with so I'm just wondering if your speech has been affected at all or not?

My speech hasnt been affected at all, you could have both motor and verbal dyspraxia at the same time?

Yeah I have very minor motor dyspraxia and I was just wondering if more serious motor dyspraxia would cross over in any way to speech because the causes of the two conditions of the conditions are so similar but simply affect different areas. I've always thought it strange that you can have very serious issues with one but not the other. Our brains are complicated things I guess...

How much extra time on exams so you get, Sorry for being blunt

I find most people since me leaving school are either pretty understanding and so if they were to treat me differently its in a postive manner, however i have met people who arent sure how to act as some make the assumptions that every dyslexic/dyspraxic cant do certain things when thats so far from the truth

What about the opposite; do you think anyone treats you too "specially"?

Its a motor co ordination problem so basically anything physical is harder from me than normal

Mine is pretty mild but it causes me to
Be extremely clumsy- i ve horrendous spacial awareness so no sports, i cant swim or ride a bike well
I cant do joined up writing, in fact i only write less than 20 words a minutes - i dont actually hold a pen "properly"
(so exams were painful to say the least:P)
I struggle with doing basic things like make up and tying shoes laces occasionally
Being organised is pretty hard, its like your brains in a jumble
I get confused with left and right
and many other problems on top of the ones being dyslexic causes.

Only like 6% of people have it so meet plenty of people who ve never heard of it

How much extra time do you get in your exams?
I found out I have dyslexia during the start of my A2. I'm perfect with Maths & Physics but find History tedious. I read normally but might have to read twice/three times to understand and I write essays super slow. Its a shame I wasn't tested during AS exams

I guess everyone has their strength and weakness.

25% and since i started uni i ve had a pc and can have a short break in the middle of the exam if i need to.

I had my dyslexia diagnosed at 18 so can empathise with you, although possibly they could have said my dyspraxia was the complete cause of my problems i was still a little annoyed it took so many years to be told i ve got both.

Have you asked to have a reader for your exams?

I don't have a reader but I'm going to ask if I'm entitled to have breaks during my exams tomorrow. I just go completely blank writing essays this year and struggled completely with essay based subjects last year because I take way too long to complete a simple task.

Has using a PC helped you out or do you prefer to write by hand?

Its a motor co ordination problem so basically anything physical is harder from me than normal

Mine is pretty mild but it causes me to
Be extremely clumsy- i ve horrendous spacial awareness so no sports, i cant swim or ride a bike well
I cant do joined up writing, in fact i only write less than 20 words a minutes - i dont actually hold a pen "properly"
(so exams were painful to say the least:P)
I struggle with doing basic things like make up and tying shoes laces occasionally
Being organised is pretty hard, its like your brains in a jumble
I get confused with left and right
and many other problems on top of the ones being dyslexic causes.

Only like 6% of people have it so meet plenty of people who ve never heard of it

A pc makes all the difference, my handwriting is so slow like 10-20 words a mintue and i can type like 30 words a minute on a good day.
I wished i d got a pc when doing a levels, might have help me to get much better grades.

How do you handle it? Mine has got better since I joined cadets, but I still have baaaaad days. I can swim but not bike

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For me typing still ain't quick enough - I have to dictate

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By trying to be postive and stick to what i m good at, i guess after learning to live with all the difficulties its not so bad. growing up was rough but being in uni with all the support i dont feel like its such a problem anymore except on the days where i accidentally shut my wrist in a cupboard and constantly forget what i just did:P

I cant swim whatsoever, havent been on a bike in 4 years but could just about ride one a one point so you ve done well to manage swimming

Talking about dictation, i ve got some dictation software, its called dragon dicate, which i got when i started uni, takes a while to get used to but maybe thats the solution for you?

Yeah I'm stupid so I keep pushing myself to see what I can do - went skiing in February

Swimming's easy to learn when you think you're gonna drown riding a bike is the hardest



I tried some of those but my voice isn't yet recognised by many softwares, I get away with typing it's just the exams where I scribe


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The software i use is worth like 300 pounds so if it didnt work for you after training it you could demand a refund really:P

I just cant co oordinate my arms and legs well enough to swim really, find riding a bike i mostly concerrating on my feet.

Skiiing, that is brave:P