Inside Dyspraxia

Dealing with Dyspraxia and Depression Lists' aside I am not going to bombard you with lots of generic lists stating all the symptoms of depression; but what I am going to do is list some of the  generic symptoms that you associate with depression, then I am going to explain some of my symptoms. Just as no two Dyspraxics' are the same, no two people are the same. Therefore, no two people with depression are the same. Bare this in mind, whether you have depression yourself or you are caring for someone who has it; there is no black and white. There is black, there is white and there are countless variations in between.Also, there are often overlaps between various conditions; so who is to say where one condition starts and the other condition ends? Here are some of the general symptoms of depression;        less energy and feeling less able to do things, losing interest in activities you used to enjoy, loss o...

Dyspraxia and Depression What has PIES got to do with it?                    When I was in college I studied AVCE Health and Social care and one of the first modules we carried out was human growth and development. To begin, we had to consider the term 'PIES'. It is a way of surmising all factors of human growth and development. PIES; Physical, Intellectual, Emotional and Social. The majority of health care professionals could do with taking PIES on board. I don't know what you guys think? But I have found they tend to deal with one problem rather then consider the whole person. PIES is holistic, which means one factor has a knock on affect on the other. So, if I was to break my leg ( which is physical) it would affect me intellectually as I would not be able to access the courses I am currently doing, it would affect me emotionally as I would feel bored and frustrated being unable to move...

Aim high Intro Hello my fellow Dyspraxics' in today's blog I am going to discuss why we should aim high as oppose to lowering our aims. I don't know why but some ignorant people (sorry  I should rephrase that), some ignorant Dyspraxics' are of the opinion that we should lower our aims in order to achieve them. This belief I find alarming beyond belief. And what shocks me more then this belief is the fact that there are Dyspraxic adults' who actually go out of their way to promote this idle and irresponsible way of thinking and dealing with Dyspraxia. Why irresponsible ? I am not unrealistic and I realise that no one can be perfect at all tasks they put their hand too. Growing up in this none Dyspraxic world I have observed that human nature appears to operate in extremes; we eat too much, we eat too little, we're passive then were aggressive and why either aim to low ( which is as bad as not trying at all) or we try to...

The Most Dangerous Myth Whether we choose to acknowledge it or not, we all discriminate, before I get stoned for my comment; allow me to explain. The word discriminate means to tell the difference. So if I was to indiscriminately cross the road, I would more then likely be dead by now. Being able to tell the difference enables us to make the right choices and avoid getting killed. Yes, I realise it sounds dramatic, but it is true. When we are looking for a partner we discriminate i.e. you may find people with ginger hair unattractive but find people with beards attractive. You can have that opinion as longs as   you regard the man who is bald with the same degree of respect and regard as you would the man with a thick bushy beard.  The problem is this, to discriminate in itself is not a bad thing but discrimination whereby your attitude and treatment of a person lowers because of their difference, is  wrong. I have, over the years had to be ...

Dyspraxia separating fact from fiction Part 2 Recap The first myth that we have began to explore is that of disappearing Dyspraxia. That once you have hit the age of 13 or 14 magically disappears never to been seen again. We have also looked at all aspects of human growth and development aka P.I.ES. Thinking about it now, I perhaps should have split the answer up into three subsections, as there is a huge gap between 13 and 30 not to mention all the changes that occur before during and after. But for now I will stick with my original line of thought. 13 going on 30 Well to begin with I think I should point out that it wasn't till I was 14 did I stop caring or should I say cared less about whether or not I had friends. I took to the library and became engrossed in books and as time went by I cared even less.  But this is not to say life became easier just because I got older, if anything in many ways my life became far more complicated, far more stressful an...

Dyspraxia separating fact from fiction Part 1 "This blog will be split into two separate posts, so that it is not too much to absorb in one smack!  This is not a sob story, you will have to read part 2 to realise why I have mentioned all I have in part 1. Sorry there is no other way around it!" Myth 1: You grow out of Dyspraxia Apparently Dyspraxia is a condition which magically disappears once a child hits 13 years of age.  Popular myth suggests its simply a case of growing out of it, and that once you hit the magic age of 13, life automatically becomes so much easier!! I don't know where the hell this myth comes from but even now in the 21st Century people still think this way. It's shocking isn't it? All this technology and access to information and yet people could not be further from the truth. As a Dyspraxic Adult and as an amateur writer I feel a sense of responsibility to change people's flawed perceptions on Dyspraxia. To try an...