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Final call: UK research study on the real-life impact and cost of dyspraxia/DCD in adults aged 18–40
u/sweetcooca — 3 days ago
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I was diagnosed with dyspraxia at age 4. Now I'm researching its impact on adult life in the UK.
Hi everyone,
My name is Tumi, and I'm a health economist at Newcastle University. I was diagnosed with dyspraxia at the age of four, so this research is both professionally and personally important to me.
I'm currently conducting a UK study exploring the impact of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD/dyspraxia) on education, employment, wellbeing, healthcare use, and everyday life.
We're looking for UK adults aged 18–40 with a formal diagnosis of DCD/dyspraxia or who identify as having DCD.
A few people have asked why we chose 18–40. For research to be academically credible, studies need a clearly defined population. Given the available resources and funding, we had to focus on one age group, and we chose younger and working-age adults because there is currently very little evidence on the impact of DCD in this population. This does not mean the experiences of older adults are any less important, and we hope future research will help address that gap.
If you're eligible, we'd be very grateful if you could take part:
Survey link: Survey
Thank you to everyone who has already participated. I'm happy to answer any questions in the comments.
u/sweetcooca — 27 days ago