Inside Dyspraxia

Going back to the start When I was ten years old a stranger aka an Education Psychologist dismissed me as 'being slow and will always be slow, unable to pass exams, go to college and Uni. That my parents should be pleased if I get a shop job. ( That is his quote not mine. I believe shop work is highly skilled despite it's bad rep). As sad as it sounds, I have observed people working in supermarkets and shops only to come to the conclusion it is all about efficiency and synchronicity. Skills that I struggle with,,, talk about irony!  So, to surmise I was told from an early age 'I cant.' Mine is not a special case I do not believe that I am the only neuro-diverse person in the world who has been dismissed by some questionable professionals and family members. In fact by talking to you my fellow Dyspraxics a lot of you have suffered at the hands of other people's ignorance. Losing jobs, being kicked off courses, being discriminated against and reject...

Dyspraxic Adults-Surviving In A Non-Dyspraxic World And now for something completely different... Back in 2012, a new idea was formed, an idea that was out of the ordinary. It was time for Dyspraxic Adults to work together, ask questions and provide practical coping strategies. It was time that we published a book and give our insight on what it is like living with Dyspraxia. There are so many authors who write about Dyspraxia but do not actually have it. They may have a child with Dyspraxia but at the end of the day that only means they understand glimpses of what it is like to be Dyspraxic, and to make it even more challenging parents only understand glimpses of their child's situation. As we know Dyspraxia is different in each person, and so a parent's glimpse of Dyspraxia is limited to that child and their experience alone. I am not trying to rubbish parents of Dyspraxic children do not get me wrong, there are things we can...

From sceptical to convinced In and Out Well, this is a first for me; since adult colouring books are useful for Anxiety and Depression as well as Dyspraxia, I will be applying this post to both blogs; Inside Dyspraxia and D for Depression. As I have been growing up I have come across and in (some cases) participated in the weird and wonderful world of phases. In junior school the obsession was tazoos', tamagotchi's and dummy sweets. Yes, you read that correctly dummy sweets! Given that I came from a rough area seeing 8 and 9 year olds that would have frequent visits from the bill, with dummies in their mouths, was truly peculiar.  As for myself I was into the Tamagotchi. The unusual thing is that these so called phases never stopped in secondary school. Aliens in goo, yo-yos and vibrating pets keychains were the 'in thing'. Must confess the aliens in goo fascinated me as I kept hearing about if you looked after it, it would have babies blah blah blah...

Points to Ponder Learn to progress Regardless of whether you have had Dyspraxia a long time or have just been diagnosed I think it is important as a Dyspraxic ( Hell it's important as a human being) that you continuously listen, observe, consider and learn in order for you to be aware of the world around you and so that you can be the very best version of yourself possible. I have learnt that once a person considers themselves an expert they have already lost. Think about it if you are an expert , you've been there got the t-shirt etc, that does not leave room for questions and new ways of thinking. Consider this compared to a none -Dyspraxic adult, we have a great deal of knowledge and a depth of understanding that they could never obtain. However, this does not mean that we are experts, ( I don't know about you guys, but I am learning new information about Dyspraxia all the time!! Recommended reading Books I would recommend include ; Living wi...