A to Z
Guide
for
Inclusion
Common Features
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Difficulty with routine tasks such as driving, chores, cooking and grooming
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Co-ordination difficulty
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Untidy handwriting
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Poor sense of time, distance and weight
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Difficulty to organinse the content and sequence of speech
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Disorganization
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Easily distracted
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Difficult to socialize with other
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Poor balance- difficult to ride a bike
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Poor eye-hand co-ordination- difficulty playing sports, catching a ball
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Difficulty in reading a map
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However people with dyspraxia are creative, determined and hard-working as they develop strategic and problem-solving skills.
Dyspraxia is a disorder of planning and execution of complex movements. Problems with language, perception and thought may also be associated with dyspraxia. Children with dyspraxia may be of average intelligence and with the proper help they would be able to reach their full potential. As children with dyspraxia have co-ordination problems, it is essential that that self-esteem is maintained.
Dyspraxia may affect 1 in 12 people. If symptoms from the above are evident, a psychological assessment will take place. In early recognition, one may identify the strengths and weaknesses of the child in to be work on them.