Inside Dyspraxia

Dyspraxia Foundation – Contact Details Registered Office Dyspraxia Foundation 8 West Alley, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1EG. Telephone Helpline 01462 454986 Admin:  01462 455 016 Fax:  01462 455 052 Email:  info@dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk   New findings released today (Monday 10 th October 2016) reveal that adults with dyspraxia are not receiving the understanding and support they need in the workplace, meaning that employees are underperforming and employers are missing out on the many strengths and talents that people with dyspraxia have to offer. The nationwide poll commissioned by the Dyspraxia Foundation reported that although 64% of adults voluntarily disclosed their diagnosis to their employers, only 33% actually received any specific advice or support. As a result, employees with dyspraxia were at risk of underperformance or losing their job. Experts from the Dyspraxia Foundation - the only national charity in the UK supporting peop...

My fellow Dyspraxics, I'm afraid in this blog, I will unleash my inner blunt. Those of you closest to me, know that frequently I try to filter and reign in my 'inner blunt,' probably on a daily basis. There are times, however, where bluntness with a smidgen of kindness is exactly what is required. Here is a question do you know any one person who is perfect; in word, thought, deed, physique, ability? And when I say perfect I mean perfection in its unattainable interiority.  No-one? I thought as much...  Why do we think that there are such things as a perfect group or organisation?  After all, groups and organisations are made up of people, imperfect people who make mistakes, have serious flaws and from time to time let us down. There have been times where I have had disagreements with different members of the Dyspraxia Foundation. Sometimes we have been able to compromise and make amends, and sometimes we have had to agree to disagree. It...