r/dyspraxia

Yesterday I just knew about this (cus it's the first week of school), and I, can't ride a bike. So I sent a mail to my teacher asking if I could have a different planning due to my dyspraxia.

And he replied that he talked with another higher-ups. And that I should DIRECTLY ask about it to the guy who planned this activity (which is most certainly not even a teacher). Thanks my school! Very helpful!

This fella will either be kind, and just let me do absolutly nothing for 3-4 hours. Or he/she/idk won't care at all.

Why?! My school have my medical papers or smth (They can fact check that I actually have dyspraxia)! So why should I even attend? I don't want to! People will ask why I'm for some reason not riding a bike.

Hello, I’m really poor at posting to Reddit so I’ll try to keep this concise, does anyone else have such a problem with dyspraxia and it seems to get worse with age?

I won’t mention my age for privacy reasons I’m not old but I’m not like freshly 18 either yet I seem to have gotten worse and worse with age, I’m extremely forgetful. Clumsy to the point it actively ruins my life and it seems to have no end.

I struggle to focus, I struggle on basic tasks and due to it I struggle to pick up basic skills and hobbies for example I can’t cook and I struggle to clean. I still can’t dress myself with ease I can’t swim, I struggle with balance I struggle to catch, and I’m unable to write with pen or pencil let’s just say you name it I struggle with it for brevity.

I’ve never interacted with anyone with dyspraxia so Im wondering if this is common or if I’m just a special case of lack of talent with dyspraxia, I hope this isn’t low effort I’m not very good at Reddit.

Edit: i apologise for the name I was uniquely childish when creating it

Hello everybody. Recently diagnosed with dyspraxia (long story as why) played guitar to an intermediate level for 20 years, self taught. I am looking at grade 6-8 and am mindful that it’s a bigger ask than grade 5. I have a teacher who is great, but are there any tips for learning and embedding this stuff? I learned the basics and up to intermediate when I was much younger so almost muscle memory, I can’t remember how to learn more complex stuff - at the minute I’m just having a go and getting stuck!

Hopefully I’m not wasting my time, and it’s doable.
Thank you all! 🎸

I always seem to struggle with picking option 1 vs. 2 during refraction in eye exams and it leaves me with a glasses prescription that never seems quite right. My non-dominant eye struggles and doesn’t see very well, even when supposedly corrected. That eye in particular also gives me the said issues during an eye exam.

Hi there, first time poster! Sorry for any mistakes, English is not my first language. I am not sure if this is part of my autism or an undiagnosed learning disability, but I struggle a lot with space relationships, coordination and orientation. Very often when I try to improve on remembering places, using maps and moving in space better, even in a video game, my brain gets so overwhelmed that it completely shuts down with a heavy brain fog to the point of feeling dizzy and I have to stop immediately. Do any of you experience something similar?

Hi, from my own experience and watching my daughter recently we are pretty good at catching falling objects mid air. I wonder does anyone else have this and is it that we just have so much experience/practice from dropping things!

Do you ever just look at people without dyspraxia and just think what must that be like?!

I’m a 20 year old girl and I was diagnosed with dyspraxia when I was 12. I’ve always struggled with fitness and I’ve brushed it to the side because I’m skinny. Now that I’m 20, I’ve realized that it’s not about being skinny, it’s about being healthy. I’ve started to do work outs but one thing I’ve realized is that my body has zero idea of how to move and zero spatial awareness. I go to the gym with a friend who has gone for years and she’s amazing but she’s always having to correct my form which my body cannot seem to understand for some reason. I’ll follow workout routines on YouTube and I’ll struggle so hard to copy what they are doing with their body to the point I just end up hurting myself, meanwhile my other beginner friends have zero problem. I’m not feeling discouraged because I really want to try but every thing I do try I seem to get “wrong”. I’d like to start going to Pilates classes but I’m honestly quite terrified I’ll just get yelled at about how my form is.

Does anyone else with dyspraxia struggle with this? And what did you do to help? I really just want to start feeling confident in what I’m doing and how I’m doing it. Any advice would be amazing :)

Basically the heading. Tried searching the sub. But debating a career change. I hate desk work and have always been interested in the trades (id be interested in a plumbing/electrical apprenticeship) its just something I never even considered because obviously dyspraxia and manual labour don't tend to get along. Was just wondering if anyone has any experiences?Thank you in advance!

is it harder to get job while having dyspraxia ? i havent gotten job yet due to the fact im still in school but have you ever gotten turned down from a job because you have dyspraxia or do they not care? especially in places like retail

Please just looking for advice. This is destroying my mental health. Dyspraxia and adhd combined I feel like I'm so worthless and afraid to try anything or even pretend to be confident. Everyone tells me I need to just have the right mindset and not be put off by mistakes but how do you have the right mindset when you sometomes just can't DO stuff

Are twins that both have dyspraxia common?

I am a 24 year old woman and I sometimes really struggle with feeling I am putting on my symptoms. I think this leads back to the fact in school I was a very high achiever and even now I’m considered smart, I remember they randomly had some sit next to me in lessons and gave me assistive materials for my motor skills but they never explained why they felt I needed so I felt very ashamed and embarrassed being in top sets and almost rejected the help like it was question of my intellect if that makes sense?

As an adult who is now diagnosed, I struggle on a day to day basis. There are things I struggle with like motor tasks that require precision , following directions and sequencing and I sometimes feel like it frustrates people around me because they think I’m purposely being incompetent so I can receive help or it’s just downright annoying.

I do try for example, I never used to be able to do my makeup and friends would help but now I’m good at doing to a basic level where I don’t need help with everything. I use a lot of lists to remember things too and I’m better at following google maps , using cutlery and dropping things , bumping into things etc

Nevertheless when I can’t do something or when the emotional side of dyspraxia ( I also might have autism which could explain things) , I think people sometimes have a really adverse reaction which makes me feel really sad and I find it demoralising. I don’t want to be a burden to anyone.

Even when I first found out and would mention it from time to time my friends would laugh at me whenever I mentioned it like I was saying it too much but it was more so I felt like I was finding context to things I have been experiencing my whole life but didn’t know why. It’s not my personality and I really love who I am but it does affect me a lot.

Does anyone have any advice at all?

Yo im writing a character who has like our disablity what should i ad? Im dyspraxic too but i have no damn clue what to do so can y'all help thx

Help me out here.

I’m trying to find the exact term/explanation behind why I struggle with following directions.

I’m hyperlexic and have zero issues with reading comprehension.

Let me give two examples -

1. I’m following a sewing pattern on written instructions. I try to read ahead but eventually, instead of being able to visualize what to do, the image in my brain just turns to static and I have to start over.
   (Context: I’ve sewn a lot before, but struggle with spatial reasoning and math.)

2. I’m following a YouTube video trying to fix something in my house with tools. I try to get ahead to understand what to do, but if I don’t follow along in person with what they’re doing, it turns to static in my brain and I have to slow down to follow along.
   (Context: I have very little experience with tools and tinkering, so a lot of it means absolutely nothing to me.)

In reviewing these issues, this explains anxiety I have trying new things I’ve never done before, and how having a helping hand is reassuring. I find in person instruction with things I’m unfamiliar with makes learning a new skill a lot more simple, as well as physically handling objects instead of relying on visualizing.

So what the heck is the term for this?? Dyspraxia and executive dysfunction have been suggested but I don’t think they’re quite right.