Dyspraxia In Adulthood (TEST)
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- Dyspraxia affects your everyday life also in adulthood. This dyspraxia test for adults can be a good start to discovering whether or not you have dyspraxia. I go over common symptoms of dyspraxia in adulthood so that you get a better insight into what it means to have it. While this video does not replace an official diagnosis, the test I provide can be the first step in discovering something new about yourself.
⏰ Timetable:
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Explanation
01:01 - Start of the test (Symptoms)
03:10 - Additional criteria
🙋🏼♂️ My name is Arije, and I am a dyslexic with an MA in Education Studies. I aim to share all my tips for learning, coping, teaching, and more on my channel. For dyslexics, educators, and parents alike, I want to make videos that inform and inspire you to reframe dyslexia and other conditions like it.
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Here's some of the literature I consulted to create this video:
Edition, F. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. Am Psychiatric Assoc, 21(21), 591-643.
Kirby and Rosenblum (2008) The Adult Developmental Coordination Disorder/ Dyspraxia
Checklist (ADC) for Further and Higher Education
Dyspraxia can manifest differently in individuals, and not everyone with dyspraxia will have all of these symptoms. But those with dyspraxia will likely be able to relate to a majority of the symptoms (the first 14 questions).
Good evening. I've struggled a lot with dyspraxia my whole life and very poor coordination. Can you be overweight and have low muscle tone?
The 2 glaring ones for me,
1 ) can you even dance?
2) if you are in a physical activity class facing the teacher and they raise their left arm, do you raise your right arm in responce?
I've recently been assessed and diagnosed with ADHD Combined. I also believe I have the symptoms of Dyspraxia too
Not officially diagnosed. But it was YES YES YES all down the line. I have been diagnosed with Ocular Motor Apraxia as a child. But I always had balance and coordination problems and I was raised thinking it was my fault. My athletic farm boy dad was basically ashamed of me. I've been looking into Autism specifically, because I can get into emotional meltdowns on certain ) occasions. Been a cause of lifelong depression for me.
Sorry to hear that. Especially when that kind of judgment comes from your father, it must be tough. Individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions are often mistreated in one way or another. And I am assuming it is worse for conditions that are not well known. We basically expected to function in a certain way even though there are valid reasons why we can't live up to certain standers. These conditions are hidden out of sight, so it is often hard for people around us to understand what is happening. So often, we end up getting the blame.
My son's pediatrician says emotional disregulation is common with developmental coordination disorder
Same 4 me
@@ArijeAikedeHaas My father also. He laughed at my clumsiness. I was kicked out of shop class in school because I kept dropping things (like trays of type) or hitting my hands with a hammer (etc). . The teacher told my father that I was a danger around machines and said that he had never had such an uncoordinated student in all his years of teaching.
I'm literally laying in bed, crying my eyes out watching this! For years I've thought I'm stupid but this makes so much sense 😭😭😭
I'm sorry to hear this, but I'm happy you found out because I know the feeling you're going through is absolutely indescribable. I'm 26 now, but I properly found out I had Dyspraxia last year at 25. I also found out I was diagnosed as a child. However I was only told, "I had a disconnect between my hand & my brain" which didn't actually explain anything so I grew up hating my myself with the absolutely worst self esteem because like you said I just thought I was bad & stupid at pretty much everything but we're not! I'm sorry again to hear you learned this later in life as well because I know how much this would've changed my outlook on myself & saved a lot of childhood trauma. My point is I don't know you clearly but I know the feeling you're going through & how LIBERATING it feels to know you aren't a screw up & I just wanted to say you're not alone & if you or anyone wants to know more about Dyspraxia I've saved multiple post & things on it & I'll gladly send them to you & anyone else interested! I'm still learning about it, but it feels even better knowing you're not alone in this process. My Instagram handed is "Nate56ch," so to you or anyone, the invitation is open. Regardless of your choice, there are many many places to learn more about Dyspraxia!
@Kombatant1 thank you! For the last 3 years I've been doing research on ADHD as I'm 99% I have that but came across this video and it hit so hard! I definitely think when I see my doctor next week I'll bring it up as they're hopefully FINALLY referring me to a psychiatrist x
@shannooony It's awesome that you were already looking into things! Also, yeah, these videos can definitely hit close to home. I remember i found out watching a 5 minute video that turned into like 45 minutes because i kept pausing it, lol. A psychiatrist is definitely the way to go because they spot everything & get what you need. I hope everything goes well so you can properly get diagnosed! Also, sorry for taking so long replying. I'm absolutely terrible at texting (another symptom of Dyspraxia)
@Kombatant1 no need to apologise! I forget to reply all the time 😂 (ADHD problems)
Same sister😭😭🙂↕️ realizing kids and teenagers seem to do so many things natrually than I am at age of 27, which making me feel even weird…
13 out of 14 - Thank you for this video. It makes me feel a bit more confidence to try and fight for a diagnosis again. I'm not severe enough for it to be a living hell, but more like a life of constant low level frustration. It's very exhausting trying to keep up with life at the pace of everyone else, and I think that the strain contributes to my chronic fatigue and regular pain. I tried to get a diagnosis a few years ago, and one doctor told me that dyspraxia doesn't exist, while the other told me that he was clumsy as a child too, so maybe I'm just clumsy. They refused to refer me so I could pursue a diagnosis. The second got me to draw a star on a page and put my jacket on from inside out, and since I could do those things announced that I therefore do not have dyspraxia. I'm sick of the gaslighting that happens when you suffer from anything that is under educated in the medical field.
If I was told I wasn’t dyspraxic soley based on the fact that I’m able to draw a star decently, then I’m fighting someone. It took me years to learn how to draw on the level that I do, when I struggle with so many coordination challenges.
Yes, to 11 out of 14. Yes to the 4 required questions. I am not officially diagnosed with Dyspraxia but I had issues with movement and coordination since I was very young. My mom says I skipped crawling as a baby and went straight to walking, I tried to crawl but just couldn't get the hang of it. I was 5 when I finally figured out how to pump my legs on a swing. I was 8 with learning how to ride a two wheel bike. Figuring out Snapping my fingers, I was 10. I was not good at team sports and I bumped into things all the time. I was good a swim team but not fast enough to compete really well.
I was 19 when I finally felt comfortable to drive and get my license. I had my learners permit for three years before then. I just thought I was really clumsy and uncoordinated. I didn't know there was a name for it! 😮 But it makes so much sense.
To this day my husband says I have butter fingers because I drop things a lot and I feel like I still can't control my body movements like I should. I am a 41 yr old woman.
10/14.
I always always spill drinks and brake glasses. I bump into things all the time, and I find it kind stressing to walk alongside other people sometimes because I keep bumping on them. My ex-gf often commented how I had absolutely no rythm at all when dancing or singing. I stain my clothes all the time. But the thing that got me the most is that I always hated doing things like washing dishes, cooking, folding laundry, sweeping and cleaning when I'm with others because I feel slow and clumsy in comparison to everyone.
I have ADHD, and I suspect I'm in the austism spectrum as well. The executive dysfunction affects my life a whole lot more than the above, but I find it interesting how a lot of the symptoms I have overlap between ADHD, Autism, Dyspraxia and Sensory Processing Disorder, in that order. I have a neurophsychological evaluation due in October, so I'll finally have some clearer answers.
Anyways, thanks for the informative video!
I am diagnosed with autism and ADHD inattentive type, and have all the same experiences as you. Being physically slow is the biggest problem I have had in non-office work, like factories. I left one job crying. Have you any signs of dyscalculia as well? I want to get tested for this
Wooow i toally relate... I also feel ultra rushed when i do things with people generally everything takes forever compared to them... And with worse quality ... The stains, the weird bumping into peopleee, yes to all
14/14, I’ve been officially diagnosed since elementary school. I’ll always be grateful for having attentive parents who didn’t brush it off as me being clumsy, school without an IEP and understanding teachers would have been hell! I’m sorry to all of you who had to go through that!
I wish I had your parents, mine won't even let me talk about it to them :(
I was diagnosed at 24 with dyspraxia, dyslexia and ADHD during my time at university. Thank you for helping people understand themselves, if my diagnosis was earlier I wouldn’t have felt stupid, lazy and for so many years, I now laugh at my eccentricity but it’s so hard to when you are young and don’t know why you are the way you are. Hopefully this helps many young people who need it seek support!
Not diagnosed but a friend of my wife is a certified psychologist and she brought up that she thinks I have dyspraxia back when I was looking into autism. Have wondered what was wrong with me all my life. Organizational skills are my biggest obstacle in life. I speak in a monotone voice and little to zero facial expressions just to name a few. I'm 44yo now. Many of my issues are incredibly frustrating. I can't organize a bedroom but I sure can go into great detail on things that interest me to near expert level in a short amount of time. I can plan trips by car or my 18-wheeler down to the minute but still can't organize my house. I can find patterns to incredible accuracy in nearly everything that usually isn't well noticed by other but still can't even organize my kitchen. I'm like a genius at certain things but feel like an idiot at some simple life skills.
very similar here, got diagnosed 5 years ago my room is a mess and im constantly walking into things but i am really good at puzzle solving and pattern recognition, does sound like it my friend.
i think by looking into autism you were right on the money, other things you described sound very close to my experience with adhd. might want to get checked out for that as well!
I answered yes to 9 of the questions, only one was in the required criteria. I do not have dyspraxia, I am diagnosed with Autism and have sensory processing disorder, anxiety, PTSD, as well as on and off depression. I am considered disabled by the government.
I answered yes to all the questions. However I also had a diagnosis of hydrocephalus, Dysgraphia and other labels (I have so many) , Sensory processing disorder etc. long ago , back in the late 70s and early 80s, assorted doctors debated Dyspraxia since I have more then two alternative diagnosis there was no way to make the Dyspraxia diagnosis stick.
I really appreciate your videos since they can be shown to other adults since I am dating again and that helps explain why there are a bunch of things I am never seen to be doing. Keep up the awesome work!!!!
I'm so glad the videos are helpful to you. And yes, multiple conditions can complicate the diagnosing process...
When you said spilling good and drinks on my clothes, that's when knew for sure, I have way too many of these symptoms... it didn't surprise me having this as well. I'm clinically diagnosed with being on the ADHD spectrum, and with OCD, and I'm self diagnosed being on the spectrum of ASD - no doubt, I have at least one form of dyslexia, Missophonia, - let's just say I'm a NEURODIVERGENT. I'm good at some things, however what I'm not good at, I'm really, really bad at!!! I don't tell anyone, this is just for me, what to expect, and so I know to be kinder to myself 🌷
I answered yes to all the questions. I was diagnosed with Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia and Dyspraxia from a young age(suspected at 5, diagnosed at 7-8), and I can remember the therapy for me at the time being very stressful due to feeling like I was under a lot of pressure to just... be better? I'm 23 now and it's been a unique experience learning so much about myself with what you can find online about these disabilities.
Originally they were all sort of lumped together with dyslexia. "They have dyslexia and 3 other similar disabilities" type thing. I only recently had the time to check and see what they were.
Having any of these doesn't make you any less of a personal. You, are a unique individual with their own unique way of getting through life. Pat yourself on the back, you are doing awesome no matter what
Interesting test, thanx for posting this! I discovered that I have dyspraxia by accident at age 73. It is clear that in my case it is not a life-threatening condition... I score positive on all the questions of your test except the one on shaving. But I have had a beard for most of my life... I went to school late, at age 7 and dyspraxia manifested itself right away during physical exercise and writing (praise the lord for the invention of the keyboard...). After I learnt how to ride a bike in Nijmegen we moved to The Hague and I had to relearn the skill. During my life I became a volunteer fireman, but I never moved up from base rank because of a series of inexplicable 'accidents'. There is not much that can be done about the dyspraxia at my present age. But in sports school or in my volunteer work in the neighbourhood restaurant and in nature conservation I can deal with it in various ways, for instance by going fairly slow most of the time. Thanx for providing this extra clarity!
How did you diagnosed with dyspraxia if you say yes to only 1 question?
Your very good at getting to the point. People like us just need to have your way of testing our metal health. Yes I have a few of your videos
I answered yes to all of these (though the fifth question is something that doesn't happen to me consistently). I have ADHD as well, and my handwriting was completely illegible when I was a young child. Today, if I have to write quickly, it's still really messy.
I just wanna say thank you for what you're doing. I've learned a lot watching and listening to your videos and now I really want to go to a doctor and check if I have some of the diagnoses you're talking about.
You're very welcome!
Yes and participated in a collage study back in the 1980’s. I find repetitive action is a solution to the learning issue but is also a constant struggle for new task. Again, repetitive action imprints the brains results.
Yes to all of these, no official diagnosis. But discovering this has made a HUGE difference in how I view myself. I've carried unknown amounts of shame over this - now I can let this go
I have accommodative dysfunction and laziness in my right eye that neither opthalmologists nor optometrists have been able to explain. It has meant that on more than one occasion I have suffered severe eye strain that dramatically affects my vision and exacerbates chronic headaches and causes migraines.
I am currently on a waiting list for ASD assessment, but I'm almost completely convinced that I am autistic. I'm exploring dyspraxia due to coordination issues (as well as a family history) as this is not only a comorbidity of autism, but I have also read that eye problems such as mine can occur with dyspraxia.
I scored 10/14 on your test, which surprised me, but I think I will have to explore this further. Thanks for uploading.
14 out of 14. I’ve been disagnosed as a early teenager. Thank you forbear you’re doing.
How many of you guy’s - have missing words when you type / write anything ?
It doesn’t seem to matter how slowly I focus on typing … 🤦🏻♀️ . I’ll check several times before I post something 🤷 it looks ok . I post the damed thing - then read it 🤯🤦🏻♀️. WORDS I said in my mind as I was typing it - WHTF Are not there .
As a dyslexic this sounds definitely familiar to me 😃
I said yes to all of them. I'm almost 50 and my father still calls me clumsy and shames me for being a klutz. I have made disparaging jokes at my expense about how I'm still learning how to walk because I run into things and fall down so much. I have never been able to play video games that require a lot of hand eye coordination. I have been trying to explain to my father that I'm not just a klutz and his jokes really hurt my feelings, he thinks I'm being horrible if I say anything or ask him to stop it. He's a Boomer and the type that if things make him too uncomfortable he will ignore it, repress it, deny it, or get angry. Thank you for making this video
Answered yes to every single question. Diagnosed with Autism with dyspraxia as a feature / result of that.
Thanks for the video!
I love this guy in what he has to say
And I love your comment. Thanks for the compliment.
Me too!!!!
I answered "yes" to 12/14 and to the 4 end questions.
Crazy enough, I don't remember thinking driving was hard, or that it took me longer than average to learn. My guy friends in highschool taught me how to drive, including stick. Though I always stressed driving manual on a hill, sometimes I'd roll back. Motivation may have played a huge part in learning how to drive because I've always loved cars, and I knew I needed to be able to transport myself in order to leave home.
I didn't realize dyspraxia was in the DSM. Now I have to find out where to go to get evaluated here in the states.
10 out of 14 definite yes...2 possibly one no. 3 out of the 4 extra questions.
12/14. I'm autistic and ADHD (recently diagnosed in my 40s), I have always been clumsy, my handwriting is illigible, I injure myself most days! Always spilling, dropping things. I couldn't master a manual car despite having over 30 hours of lessons, it just eluded me, I drive an automatic now, but I do struggle with too many things at once, I need it to be streamlined and straightforward. I think I might go to the GPs now and see if I can make this official :) thank you so much for this.
I am dyslexic and can relate extremely well to all of the first set of examples. I am well known for being clumsy and having poor coordination when moving about. However strangly when I am settled, calm and focused, I can work very very well on small detailed work, probably better than a lot of people. Because of this, I probably don't have dyspaxia. I will check out the sensory processing disorder though as I have other traits that may fall under this such as not hearing well but ok hearing tests.
i got only one NO. I haven't had any official diagnosis yet but it is adversely affecting my life and self esteem.
Low Self-esteem is definitely an issue for people with dyspraxia, dyslexics and people with dyscalculia. But by being aware of it and realizing that it is something real, people tend to be able to let go of some of the self-judgment :)
At least 9/14 and definitely yes to 3/4 not optional questions. I am unsure on the last one as I suspect I might have SPD. Never been diagnosed or assessed at all. I would think it very likely I am. The last time I self tested for SPD it indicated it was highly likely for me.
As a side note I also have two kids who are dyslexic, dysgraphic, and have dyspraxia. My husband is what we call a stealth dyslexic. He flies under the radar but exhibits the signs. So our kids were definitely getting the genes. Lol
I have official diagnoses of dyslexia and dyspraxia. The more I learn about ADHD, the more it seems I have elements of inattentive subtype but both dyspraxia and dyslexia are also associated with those symptoms, even in people without a comorbid diagnosis. My parents (GPs and my Dad is definitely dyspraxic and dyslexic too though never formally diagnosed) noticed symptoms pretty early on. I think I was formally assessed the first time as a young child, maybe before or at primary school age.
Rough guide to extent of difficulties, on my assessment leaving school my handwriting speed was very slow (50% or less what it should be), my performance on the spatial component of an IQ test was 80 (overall score 110 there were 4 components I think two verbal, non-verbal and spatial), my reading speed was pretty slow (cannot remember the figures but it was surprising) etc.
12 out of 14. Nos 10 and 11.
To clarify a little on these, with 10 (trouble shaving etc) I have always used an electric shaver and am clean-shaven. I suspect using a manual shaving method would turn this into a yes due to nicks. I do have to be careful to double check my shaving and often have to finish off an area I missed. This compensatory behavior might qualify to make it a yes.
With 11 (trouble performing multiple activities at once), it's complicated and depends on my mental state and level of engagement with the tasks. So if I am walking and talking to someone who I really like or the conversation itself is really interesting, then the odds of me walking into something, walking into traffic or tripping increase. A normal intensity conversation, not really. If I am tired or emotional (any kind of emotion), then all dyspraxic symptoms get worse including trying to do tasks simultaneously. I have occasionally had people think I am drunk or high when I am actually just quite tired.
If you broaden the scope out to what we call 'multitasking', which includes flicking between different sequential tasks rapidly and perhaps unpredicably, then yes I have difficulty with that. So working in an office, I might forget to finish off a task (add a note to a computer system or file a piece of paperwork appropriately) if I was interrupted by a phone call or a colleague asking for help etc. The duration of the interruption does not matter. This is most likely to happen with finishing a task of any size or at the start of a smaller task.
On the other hand, I can attend to lots of tasks at once if I really need to, say meeting an academic deadline. In that situation, I can enter a flow state or something like ADHD type hyperfocus. Suddenly I'll be reading multiple sources, reading and typing/writing at the same time, my attention will not wander and I will not procrastinate. I will maintain this focus for hours until the task is done, at the expense of bodily needs like eating, sleeping, drinking or the loo (the latter two are more pressing so I will briefly interrupt for them on say the second time they appear if that makes sense). Unfortunately, doing this normally requires a lot of pressure/stress. Occasionally I will just do it out of the blue and end up writing a random essay/story on something or completely finishing a book cover to cover in one go etc.
High Functioning Mathematically Disordered ADHD Autistic here, and ever since I found Dyspraxia occurs in Premature babies more often than not I am CONVINCED I have it, yet not one person in the States I can find has even HEARD of it. So much for the Scientific Method and information/result sharing. 🤬🤷
Thank you Arije , I could relate to 11 out of 14 of the first questions . I am waiting to see a specialist .
Great 👍
I also have 11/14, as someone who got diagnosed at 6yo.
Definitely go see a specialist if you relate with the video. Dyspraxia is much more common than people might think (up to 5% or 8% of population depending on the study).
I know I have had dyspraxia since early childhood. I don't appreciate it being called a clumsy disease because it affects all areas of life. I also believe that there are more people with this diability than autism. Many people I know have children with this disability but get no help here in Canada so they say autism and get help. I'm blessed with a wonderful husband who puts up with all my weirdness and three grown adult children.
11 or 12 out of the 14, 3 of the mandatory ones , #3 being a question mark. I hated PE, it was torture. As a result of not being able to play ball sports, I never got into sports, and never watch games. Oddly, I was good at gymnastics in jr. high, but we just had it for a few weeks in PE, there was no team to join. Also in Jr. and senior high I did some distance cycling, but that was not considered a legitimate sport. I didn't think of myself as athletic, despite my muscular thighs, because only baseball, football, and basketball counted. My dad had somehow found a karate class for me in grade school, decades before kid's karate was common, because he saw that I had problems with coordination. It was a good call, but then he died, the sensei died a short time later, so that was that. In my 30's I discovered Aikido, and it slowly changed the way I move and live in my body. I trained for over 20 years, but became disillusioned with its questionable promises of effectiveness for self-defense and conflict resolution. Even though I don't train these days, I still find that I move better and fall less than others my age at 60+.
Diagnosed very young and answers 10/14
11 yes answers, learning to drive was really easy, avoid ball sports that require throwing or catching, voice /language forget simple words and can keep on talking past what I should say. Found coping techniques for the kitchen (avoid peeling vegetables, I tend to take my skin off my fingers and thumbs). I have never been diagnosed or tested.
I have been reading up on dyspraxia as my daughter has been diagnosed.
I don't know if this will help anyone but here's something that helped me: As a young adult I was sending time in the country helping out on a farm. I spent a lot of time doing simple, repetitive work like stacking firewood then progressing to learning how to split the wood properly, etc. Eventually I began to notice my general coordination was becoming much, much better. For example: I found could actually throw and hit a baseball! Something I sucked at until then. Anyway, this is totally subjective and unscientific, but It seemed to have helped me greatly.
I'm 51 and not diagnosed. Got 10 out of 14. My only issue is that I can't talk honestly to my mim about any coordination issues as she would take that as a suggestion she was a bad parent.
How can doctors be so inconsiderate? I don't get it.
I am 51 and my mother would be the same.😓 I previously suggested I was neurodiverse and she wouldn’t accept it. I only recently considered I could be dyspraxia as my clumsiness is embarrassing at work 😖
12/14. The first question I was unsure of because my parents never talked about my development as a toddler. I’m not officially diagnosed, but it sounds like I do fit the four non-optional criteria.
I’m often embarrassed by the fact that I’m in my mid 20’s and I still haven’t got my drivers’ license, because it’s really hard to learn all the movements and I’m too scared to continue trying. I just really don’t want to get into an accident.
29 and still not learnt to drive. I may try again now I am studying a Master's full time or not. It's incredibly stressful.
I would say you can live life around it without too much difficulty, though certain jobs require a license. Living and working in a bigger town or city is pretty important so you have access to good amenities walking or on public transport; good rail connections will be important if you have scattered friends. You also have to choose where you live carefully and may have to pay more to get a better located flat/house that puts more things in walking distance or on a major bus route etc.
I did get up to the point of taking a practical test as a teenager but my stress went through the absolute roof and I ended up mispositioning on a roundabout. Didn't help that my instructor was a friend of my Dad from when he raced and rallied so not really an instructor who could relate.
@@georgelaidlaw3748 If I can get by just riding the public buses in my area, then I gladly will. I live in a suburban area so I don’t know if that helps or worsens my work transport situation.
13/14, the only one I didn’t say yes to was learning to drive takes longer because I can’t drive at the moment and have not taken tests to learn. I also scored 4/4 on the mandatory questions. I got diagnosed when I was 13 because my mum saw something about dyspraxia on Facebook and decided to do more research because it sounded like me. It’s really interesting to learn about what the DSM-5 says about dyspraxia because this was never explained to me, I assume because I was only 13. I just remember being asked some questions and having to do a bunch of tasks that require coordination. The only reason I didn’t score in the severe symptoms of dyspraxia category of my test was because of my handwriting and the only reason my handwriting is decent is because I’m a bit of a perfectionist so my handwriting being messy stresses me out
I'm not sure whether or not I have dyspraxia bc I'm autistic and that can also affect motor skills but a lot of these resonated with me (I'm also constantly dropping my phone, and I have poor balance skills and an unusual gait). I do have diagnosed dysgraphia though... which is tough bc I'm an artist.
I was in Tae Kwon Do for seven years and I definitely struggled with the kinesthetics of it but I think it helped my motor control a lot.
the DSM 5 diagnostic criteria for ASD does not include poor coordination. you can get a separate diagnosis for dyspraxia. its a common comorbidity of ASD
I just stumpled across your video and got 9/14, with the one mandatory question I am missing is the fact that I allready have another diagnosis to explain my symptoms.
I have issues with left and right, I tend to mirror then invert. An example line dancing, they move on left, I move on the right instinctive level. I also read backwards and forwards.
I was officially diagnosed. I got 13/13, not answering the driving one because I haven't attempted it yet. Also with regards to the developmental question, I wasn't told that I was slower with walking or crawling per say but I did apparently take longer to be toilet trained, as well as reading and learning to pronounce words and sounds correctly. I also took longer than my peers at learning to join up letters correctly when writing and had to receive special help to do it, so you may want to discount the point from the developmental question or keep it there.
Good job brother 👏❤
I think I may have dyspraxia but as a teenager I got interested in skateboarding, I was crap at it but I loved it so much I kept at it and got quite good but lots of the other kids were learning tricks a lot faster than I was. I got such a buzz out of doing tricks and learning new ones that it didnt matter. I was happy going fast and scaring old people
Just remember that such a diagnosis then has to surFace on an INDIVIDUAL basis. For instance, I was not diagnosed until my 50s, but have always had naturally good balance, coordination & what has been described as an unusually ‘good eye’ related to balancing things … Furthermore, having a ‘toxic’ upbringing, which includes, say, boarding school, can result in a core synapses development which reinforced self-help and ‘survival instincts AND talents…
6 of the 14 yes, 4 of the 4 non-optional yes. Not officially diagnosed. My fine motor skills are ok but my gross motor skills have always been well below those of my peer group.
I got everything except Criteria 1 and 4. I had a botched brain shunt surgery to help with hydrocephalus.
The problem fixed itself when I was a teenager, but nothing helped with explaining my lack of coordination.
I got an unofficial diagnosis after I was kicked out of a kitchen paper when I was studying hospitality diploma because I don't even have the strength to cut carrots even when it was halfway through the term, then it took me 3 days to make gnocchi from scratch. That was when I knew the teacher was right to pull me from the course. I had perfect attendance and aced theory part of the course otherwise.
I have just recently been diagnosed with Adhd and dyspraxia. The assessment was for Adhd but when he said "and dyspraxia" it was a bit of a shock. Obviously being Adhd, I went into full research mode to find out everything I could about it. I would read or hear some of the symptoms and think, but that's not me. But then the other symptoms would be dead right. Always a slow writer, slow thinker, slow responder and have to walk down google maps to figure out where I have to go. And I remember it by landmarks like - turn at the red lion pub, then left after the second set of traffic lights before the post box where that brown bench that is set back is. I'm a loud talker but don't realise I'm doing it until my children say "mum you're shouting again". And a strange one is that everyone in my family talks properly except me, I talk really common and nobody can understand why. Not sure if that could be a symptom, but it is weird. Driving also! I can't drive to new places with out memorising the journey (If its within my area but out of my learnt area) and if its far then I use sat nav but have to have my son with me. He listens and tells me what the sat nav says while I focus on the road and other drivers, because I struggle focusing on two things at the same time. He knows the right time to say "take the next exit" where as the sat nav says it when I'm focusing on that white car that is switching lanes.
I was diagnosed as an adult with ADHD and dyscalculia. I also am clumsy and have a hard time writing. Anything that takes coordination is a nightmare. I answered almost every question as a yes. I'm in my 50s, but I'd like to investigate exactly what's going on.
I got officially diagnosed at nine (and I'm female, so it's even rarer to get an early diagnosis) and I answered yes to every single question, I'm 25 and I can't drive, which isn't super uncommon in England, but I tried to learn manual and it was so difficult.
I have always been this way. I sent this to my son (he's 22) This fits him also
Yes i couldn't wallk so they had the school ajusted for me & then at 4 i started to walk haha 😅 i often felt less than others for it but now I'm just proud for what i achieve each day ⛅️
"Did it took longer for you to learn to drive?"
Me, who failed the exam after 70 hours of driving lessons when the average where I live is about 30: * sweats nervously *
I have 9/14, so I may not be just a clumsy guy...
i had an official diagnosis of dyspraxia when I was a kid and forgot about it since it never really affected me too much in day to day life(or so I thought) but fast forward 15 years and learning to drive is proving very difficult for me
I was diagnosed with dyspraxia about 30 years ago as a small child. It’s only recently that I discovered I also have ADHD, which explains so much more of my problems. I think if you are neurodivergent in one way, you should also check into the other forms of neurodivergency as well. There was an amazing number of comorbidities.
I completely agree!
What's the relationship between dyspraxia and ADHD? Almost all the people who have commented on this video are saying they have both.
@@MajidUrRehman Good question and a good idea for an upcoming video. I will look into it.
I am autistic and have dyspraxia. I answered yes to most of the questions. I know every day I am going to bump into something, break something, spill something and possibly get hurt. I just try to laugh and say it's my one for tha day. I know there will be many others, but I try to laugh at it. Getting ready for work took me 2 hours every day. I bought very sturdy and heavy furnature, because otherwise I will break it. I also try to wear my shoes all the time in the house; even though I like being barefoot better; because I've broken toes and catching a little toe on something because you got too close to something is awful. I'm always bruised, scratched, or sore. I have to use a lot more caution and planning, just to walk through a room without problems.
Look, I’m not one for self diagnosing myself based on stuff I find on the Internet, but I just learned about this and…DING DING DING
I was misdiagnosed with dyspraxia as a child instead of ADHD, due to postural sway alone. If coordination is the predominant issue dyspraxia makes sense. But if you struggle with time management, organisation, postural sway, inability to copy from board to paper etc you might have ADHD, there is a tonne of intersection but with completely different causes. It's also important to add that I was never given basic tests i.e seeing if I could catch a ball tie my shoes assemble a puzzle walk in a straight line etc, you're entitled to full tests so make sure you're diagnosed with the right thing !
5or6 yes for my adult son and 2 of the criteria. Hard to say as an adult if it effects his every day life. As a child it did because of peers.
1-? (no idea)
2-N
3-Y (buttons are the most annoying thing invented, and i didn't learn how to tie my shoes until i was halfway through high school.)
4-N (but i do hold my pencil incorrectly and it's very difficult to write for a prolonged period of time.)
5-N
6-N
7-Y
8-Y
9-Y
10-Y (i cut my own hair with clippers, and i always feel like i can't quite get it exactly how i want)
11-Y
12-Y (i haven't!)
13-Y (yeah it happens frequently enough to be annoying)
14-Y
1-Y
2-?
3-Y
4-N (i'm autistic, which i think overlaps a bit with this, and i believe all of the above that i answered yes to are more because of that than because of dyspraxia. i'm going around taking these quizzes because they're just really interesting, though!)
With some good will I could answer yes to 2 or 3, needles to say no diagnosis. But I found it very interesting, thanks
I'm a retired orthopaedic trauma registered nurse for 12 years and managed with dysplasia found from clinics a kid
Yes to basically everything except the laundry question (I do it very neatly, but probably also more slowly than average). Also, I have very nice handwriting but only because I got poor marks for penmanship in primary school and made it my mission to improve it. I'm also an artist, so my fine motor skills with a pencil/pen are better than any of my other motor skills by miles. I'm still slow at writing, though!
yup, i answered YES... I have an official diagnosis. It was in school when i got mine. I'm now 41 and in the past few years I have 1st been diagnosed with ADHD in my late 30s. I was VERY EMBARRASSED of having it. That I shut out all questions. Even things like people, close people like my wife and family would say "whats wrong with you? Why are you like this? Nobody gets you" it was all so confusing and STRESS-FULL. I was also diagnosed with OCD at a young age, i have mentioned this in comments on your other videos. So as an adult i have ADHD, ASD, OCD DYSLEXIA (that's recent as i never thought i had it until screened as it isn't typical b's & d's etc ) tics and twitches, turrets without the swearing type of thing. DYSPRAXIA and more things but as my ADHD brain works as it does I forget most of the things lol
Yes I tick most of those boxes and have been officially diagnosed
12 /14 and I apply to the four at the end. I have autism and adhd, I don’t know if I have dyspraxia or not but I’ve been researching to try and help myself figure it out. I like to do research to see how likely I have something before going out to get tested.
Lack of coordination, difficulty in maintaining body balance, difficulty in multitasking, difficulty in following a set of instructions are many a times associated with autism. Since you have autism, it might be possible that you experience these above things due to autism.
I got ALL THREE OUTS in a softball game as a child. Kids used to cry when I was placed on their team.
I may never have a diagnosis for or against this. I am currently a quadriplegic with some use of my hands and arms, so this test is impossible for me to do right now. My memory of how things were before I was injured fits very well with it except for one thing. Even though I'm clumsy as heck and things tend to jump out at me (I run into door frames, etc, and even do now with my power chair) I had one thing that I was very good at which is quite contrary to all other indicators, and that's that I used to (before getting hit by a drunk driver). I was a top drawer violinist. I played Carnegie hall when I was 7 years old, and it was just easy from there on out. There was no doubt what I would be doing with my life. There were other things that I wanted to do, but I was just too much of a klutz. I absolutely could not drive a car because I was always misjudging things and running into stuff that were standing still in car parks. My dad tried and tried and tried to teach me to drive, but it was like I couldn't tell where I was in space. With my music, all the special problems dissolved, and everything just fell into place. It's kind of hard to describe because it was just two different words.
Drunk drivers are the great equalizers. They jump the curb and hit you while you're walking around, minding your own business, bumping into bike racks and trash cans. After they hit you and send you airborne, and after you come down so hard you don't remember it, or anything within months of that time, You wake up and realize you can't bump into anything anymore, because you can't move. After months of rehab, if your lucky, you get something back which vaguely resembles intentional movement. You take that little bit, and learn to drive a power wheel chair, at which point you realize that you are still quite capable of running into stuff, no matter how carefully you take it.
Can you be both dyslexic and have dyspraxia? I scored stupid high on both tests. I don't know what's wrong with me, other than I suffered a spinal cord injury. One thing is for sure. I'm pretty broken and my chances of a successful life...well, I try. But I don't succeed even when I give it my all.
Yes to all
8/14 confirmed. Checking with my parents on developmental delays now. I know that I wanted to crawl as a baby and I was determined as anything, but I don't know how long it took me. I do know that my mom used to be so confused when I walked into doorframes as a kid. I still bump doorframes with my shoulder on the regular and I gave up driving years ago when I didn't have the hang of it after 4 years with a learners driving 2+ times a week on the regular. I almost got into several wrecks because I misjudged a space and tried to merge at the wrong time. It's so frustrating and I hate not being able to travel independently without spending a small fortune on Uber.
Some were "I don't know," either because I would need to remember back over 70 years or ask my parents. They left a while ago.
Eyesight, I long thought explained my clumsiness, but it doesn't explain all of it. I certainly spill tea when pouring it, and I seem to have a knack for getting food on my clothing. Or floor.. I learned to drive on a diesel Fordson Major in the 50s when I was big enough to reach the pedals. I did manage to get it stuck on rocks and things.... I was driving the Holden Ute around the farm years before I was eligible for a licence to drive. I don't remember problems learning to drive that, but perhaps that was due to prior experience on the tractor.
I'm 33. I've always been so clumsy, always take apart from sports because I couldn't perform well enough, spent too much money in my dirving lessons because I couldn't get to learn how to drive (and my car chasis is in a really bad codition thanks to several small crashes...), I learnt how to tie my shoelace when I was like 10, and because I practiced a lot on my own as I was ashamed... I get lost in my own village. Eventhought, I see I get a lot better when I practice a lot, and I have been able to improve many coordination stuff (for example, I learnt how to ski four years ago, going every week, as I live in the mountains, and now I think I can skii good enough. The thing is knowing if my difficulties are just normal, or I may have dyspraxia.... Hard to know, even in Psycolgical consultation...
I meet all of these. I had a IED in K-12. They mainly focused on reading because I am likely or probable dyslexic. Left handed and missed many developmental milestones. Still struggle do many things in comparison to my peers. In my 30s and choose not to drive because I lack coordination and have a hard time judging distances and speeds accurately.
I have diagnosed ADHD but undiagnosed Dyspraxia. I'm sure I have it. Anyone else bring a cup up to their mouth to drink and tip the cup too early, spilling stuff all over their shirt? Happens to me all the time. As I've gotten older, my postural sway has gotten worse, to the point where I'm sure people would assume I'm drunk. My husband thought I was falling into him "on purpose because I was too lazy to stand up properly". Yeesh!
I got just 10answers/questions XD. I'll need to see the video again
10 out of 14. I couldn't answer the first driving question because I don't have my driving license yet, so it's hard to tell how hard it would be to concentrate on it when it's noisy around me. The second driving question was very easy to answer: I've been trying to get my driving license for 15 years now, intermittently, and I'm very scared of driving which makes it that much harder. I haven't been diagnosed.
I believe I am dyslexic, although I answered 'no' to every question on the test. My physical coordination and agility have always been exceptional. For instance, during a game of tag on the elementary school playground, I was sometimes uncatchable. My reading ability is outstanding; I have a photographic memory, which I attribute to what I believe is dyslexia. However, spelling is a significant challenge for me. My father spent countless hours drilling me on spelling, yet even today, without dictation software, I struggle to write a complete sentence. This difficulty led to my failing second, third, and even eighth grade, and I eventually dropped out at age 16. If the questions and answers from the test indicate that I don't have dyslexia, then what exactly is wrong with me?
I sometimes find it hard to understand what people say because I visualize everything. If I can't imagine the explanation of a problem or solution, I have trouble remembering it. Consequently, I often need to ask questions. When given a task, usually menial, by an employer, I would ask 'why this' or 'why that.' This was frustrating for them because I was expected to just follow instructions. It wasn't out of disrespect or rebellion; I needed to see the complete picture of why something was done a certain way before I could proceed with the task.
As a result, I spent much of my early life in poverty, working as a cook in restaurants, driving a taxi, or in the tourist industry. For example, I worked for eight years in Waikiki as a rickshaw driver, which was one of the best jobs I've ever had. In my 40s, I discovered computers, and my world changed. For some reason, I could visualize network configurations. I built and installed advanced networks for a security company I owned and operated on the island of Maui. My company was the first in Hawaii to install commercial IP camera systems and analytics. All of this would have been impossible without computer dictation software due to my inability to spell.
I've always told people I was dyslexic, but according to this test, I'm not. I answered 'no' to every question.
I asked chat GPT to analyze my story
Take the story I just wrote and analyze it for signs of dyslexia
ChatGPT
Analyzing your story for signs of dyslexia involves looking for common indicators often associated with this learning disorder. Here's a breakdown based on the details you provided:
Difficulty with Spelling: You mentioned a significant struggle with spelling, despite extensive practice. This is a classic sign of dyslexia. Many people with dyslexia have persistent difficulties with spelling, which doesn't improve significantly even with regular practice or conventional teaching methods.
Reading Ability: You stated that your reading ability is exceptional, which might seem contrary to typical dyslexia symptoms. However, dyslexia manifests differently in individuals. Some might have excellent reading skills but struggle with other aspects like spelling or decoding words.
Photographic Memory: Having a photographic memory isn't directly linked to dyslexia, but the way you process information visually (seeing everything in pictures) can be related. Many with dyslexia have a strong visual-spatial understanding.
Difficulty in Writing Without Assistance: Your reliance on dictation software for writing due to spelling difficulties aligns with dyslexic challenges. Dyslexia often affects writing skills, making it hard to write coherently without support.
Difficulty Understanding Spoken Instructions: Your need to visualize concepts and difficulty in following verbal instructions unless you can form a mental picture is indicative of a different learning style, which can be seen in some individuals with dyslexia. They often need to visualize or conceptualize information differently to understand it.
Academic Challenges: Repeatedly failing grades and eventually dropping out of school can be a sign of undiagnosed or unsupported learning difficulties, including dyslexia.
Career Path Influenced by Learning Style: Your career choices, leaning towards roles that require less conventional academic skills (like cooking, driving, or working in tourism), could be a response to the challenges posed by a learning disorder.
Affinity for Computers and Network Configurations: This shows a strong visual-spatial skill set, which is often a strength in individuals with dyslexia. They may excel in fields that require visual and spatial reasoning.
Self-Identification as Dyslexic Despite Test Results: Self-identification based on personal struggles and experiences can be valid, even if standardized tests do not confirm it. Dyslexia is a complex and varied condition, and not all cases fit neatly into standard diagnostic criteria.
In conclusion, while your story shows several indicators that are consistent with dyslexia, it's important to remember that dyslexia is a spectrum and manifests differently in each individual. A formal assessment by an educational psychologist or a specialist in learning disabilities would be necessary to provide a definitive diagnosis. Your experiences highlight the importance of understanding that learning difficulties can present in many ways and affect various aspects of life, not just academic performance.
this video is for dyspraxia completely different to dyslexia, however i personally have dyslexia but can spell some words that others find really difficult with ease whereas ill struggle to spell the most basics of words, it can come in many forms, the strongest form for me is the handwriting and reading in comparison to the spelling so you don't need to have every single thing, im also severely dyspraxic and have dreadful motor skills, my balance is so bad ive been asked in public if im drunk on multiple occasions, however my aim using a mouse and keyboard in shooters is really good, i also learnt to drive a manual car really quickly, the point im trying to make is that you dont need to be bad at everything to have the diagnosis, terrible spelling like you mentioned is a strong indicator of dyslexia, my friend cant spell for shit either but his handwriting is really neat, you most like have got some form of dyslexia and it wouldn't hurt to get it tested.
Thank you for sharing your story.I also have extreme difficulty writing but I can read and pronounce anything easily.I cannot do math,the numbers fly around and I struggle to get a phone number written down without flipping the numbers.Right before my father passed away he again asked me how I had become so smart because he had believed me to be mentally retarded when I was younger.He did not treat me right at all but that's another story.I told him that I read everything I can about a variety of subjects.life and I try to learn something daily. He had a very high IQ and so did his siblings. That type of intelligence led to mental illness later in life for two of them. Like you I have to have a mental picture or I can't process information.I don't know what my IQ is but since I can't do math I couldn't finish college even though my grades in other subjects like English and history were very good. I run into everything, drop things, trip over my own feet.I confuse my left and right.I hate that our worth is measured by how well we do in school.I took care of my father until he passed away and now I have confidence and Im not a nervous wreck all the time.I think I am really smart but have some type of dysfunction but Im not sure.
Basically, yes to everything. I really related to the trouble with tying shores, zippers, and all that, and stains on clothing. I have a saying that I say to friends, "I basically trip on air!" Never got my driver's license, because of so many coordination problems among other things. My father said to me that I would in time feel where the car was in space, it would become one with me, and my reply was that I didn't even know where my own body was in space, so that didn't help. Holding pens is especially hard, unless they have rubber grips, I can't use those shiny expensive pens, they slide right through my fingers. Chopping things with knives is a no-go for me, as I cut myself all the time. I do have sensory processing issues, add, and am autistic, so.... add dyspraxia to the list? Thank you for your video.
Official diagnosis yes to all that applied to me
Interesting. Thanks :)
My pleasure!
Yes to all and i am not officially diagnosed. I am 51.
i've been questioning if im autistic for a good few months and learning about dyspraxia kinda just happened along the way.
I relate to a lot of it, but I don't remember anything of my childhood due to a lot of trauma and i don't have anyone i can ask about it so i'm not sure if I experienced any difficulty or developed slower as a child. I somewhat remember really struggling with trying to ride a bike and never fully getting a grasp on it. I never took my stabilisers off. I always say that I don't wear makeup because I can't angle my hands the way I need them to and they also shake a lot so i'd end up poking my eye out. When I walk, I struggle walking in a straight line and often veer off into hedges or other people i'm walking with.
In school, I really struggled with sports, even running. I felt so clumsy and felt like everyone around me knew some secret running technique i didn't know. People would complain a lot that I wasn't trying hard enough in sports even when I was giving my all. I was just so bad at everything and felt so off balance in my own body. My whole life i've been searching for ways to explain why I feel different, why I struggle with things most people around me don't. I thought I was just really really bad at life or not trying hard enough. I've been putting together my notes for an autism evaluation and I might bring up dyspraxia as a possibility.
8/14 + the 3 criterias. I think for the 4th criteria my answer is no because many a times lack of coordination, difficulty in maintaining body balance and inability to multitask are traits of autism. And I was also diagnosed with Autism, so autism might be a better answer to my 4th criteria I feel.
Growing up in the sixties and seventies the Dyspraxia Diagnose was nonexistent. I had Hypoxemia (lack of oxygen to the brain) due to a terrifying birth where both me and my mother almost past away. I answered ‘yes’ to all the questions about Dyspraxia. Is right to say that I could have a diagnose of Dyspraxia due to Hypoxemia that occurred when I was born ?
I was diagnosed with ADHD two years ago and I'm 27 now. I am so clumsy, injured all the time as I'm hypermobile too but broke my nose this year trying to play cricket. I always used to get hit in the head with a basketball at school when not looking and just super clumsy walking into things, dropping things trying to hold to much trying to open the house or shopping and I would drop things. The other day I sat on a candle and reed diffuser that was on the chair because I didn't even look first and misjudging where I am happens alot. I got 11/14 yes but two were maybe I wasn't sure, All present childhood through to adulthood. I also hold my pen too tight and get writers cramp and hated handwriting at school, I use my cutlery wrong way around but it still feels right to me so wondering if there's other stuff happening
Not official: didn't learn to tie my shoes until 6 or 7.
Struggled in gym class and often fell down the steps.
To this day I bounce off doorways walking through the door.
I didn't drive until 33.
Slow and messy.
I scratch the door to my car reaching for the handle- tons of scratches behind the door handle .
My life has been like this my whole life .
Severe dyscalcula.
I don't have an official diagnosis but I had 9 times Yes and 5 times No, if I did not miscount.
However, as a child I also had dyslexia which got better in puberty, perhaps because I developed epilepy and got medicine for that. What I basically want to say: I might not have dyspraxia but some brain pathology in general. My family in general is "blessed" with brain disorders (dementia, schizophrenia, epilepsy) so I am not suprised at all that I might score a little higher on any neurologic pathology scale.
10 answers and yes I'm diagnosed
14/14 plus the extra 4. No Dyspraxia diagnosis yet. I have an official Autism diagnosis and I’m pretty sure I’m ADHD too.
I answered yes to all the questions
I got 9/14, do you think this is enough to consider getting a diagnosis? I've been diagnosed with autism, but I have relatively few sensory processing issues. Anything doing with athleticism has always been a struggle and gym class made me feel lots of embarrassment, I also had a lot of problems with hands-on / craft activities in school. I'm decent at some tasks that require finer motion control however, like drawing and typing.
does anyone else absolutely struggle peeling fruit?? it always looks so massacred when i'm done with it.
i was always singled out in PE whenever the sport involved throwing or catching objects. I could not get the hang of it. The others got to play, I'd have to spend the entire hour throwing a ball at a wall and trying to catch it. And then I'd get berated by the teacher for never improving.
One time we went on a class skiing trip and I was (as always) the only one who just couldn't make it work.
I am ALWAYS tripping/dropping/spilling things, people who have known me for half an hour will already point out my clumsiness. I manage to spill water on myself as I drink it. I bump into things so much I don't even notice it anymore. I bump my head on things 24/7.
I got 11/14 and all the required criteria. I also have ADHD.
I answered yes to almost all the questions . I am a level 2 autistic so I think its just part of being autistic, as these symptoms also fit an autism profile.
Yes on 11 + 4 Criteria . In fact I think I was yelling it.
No on :
1) when I came home from the hospital I could crawl according to my mother .
12) I learned to drive early because I grew up on m a farm and had to drive a tractor .
5) I loved building models when I was a kid.... BUT, I really don't remember if they were any good.
P. S. I go for my diagnosis on Wednesday in 2 days and 14 hours from now.
Not officially diagnosed but 13 yes