I have dyspraxia and dyslexia, I always describe it as like having rubber gloves on, you try to do things but they never work the way you want. I fall over my words, I so disorganised and my handwriting is unreadable. it makes me feel like im broken but I love art, It the one thing I feel like I can do.
Yeah, I'm dyspraxic. Sucks, doesn't it. People either assume that you are stupid or that you are clever but lazy. In the first case, they just write you off. In the second, they are always on your back. They can walk a mile in our shoes, then they can judge us. Are you doing ok at the moment?
It may take you longer but that doesn't mean you cannot do it. We all have a different brain function, it's not all the exact same. I'm sure if you keep trying you'll get it eventually :). The way you do it is just as good. My son has just been diagnosed with dyspraxia and has possible dyslexia, I would never want him to be down on himself, I love him for who he is, every bit!
I’m sure my son has Dyspraxia, still waiting on diagnosis! He is a wonderful little guy and the fact your all on here supporting each other is awesome! Everybody has something they have to overcome in their life you can be a victim of it or you can show the world what you can accomplish with it! The body does wonderful things, a woman I knew had appendicitis, it ended up Erupting. My friends body built a wall to protect her body from the infection and she survived! Her brain told her body something was not right and her body Mind told her body to protected it, so it did! The same brain that controls these functions is an AMAZING gift! I believe if you have something there’s a reason for it and if you could understand the power of that gift of the mind you can change and accomplish anything! Don’t let these subconscious labels defy you.. you were so much more than this! Sending love and vibration strength to all! 🙏✌🏻❤️
I am undiagnosed but I think i have a mild Dyspraxia. I am happy that the science has developed such that shows disorders like this is something to be understood not a reason to attack or humiliate people.
@@bestowjqhsgwj I cannot use public health care to get diagnosed, as this is not a life-threatening disease and, I am not young, almost 60 years! When I learned about Dyspraxia, I suspected I have a mild version. So, it could be a diagnosis!
Thanks for this. I have dyspraxia and have been diagnosed since childhood. I still don't feel that I fully understand the condition and where I end and dyspraxia begins and what's because of the dyspraxia and what's just me. My good friend Cathy also has the condition but is affected in different ways. This helped me understand more but it seems a shame that yes children get help and that's great but when you're an adult you're on your own.
I agree. I haven't even been diagnosed with dyspraxia but I feel like I can resonate with a lot of the traits. I am 53 years old and I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 35 but I feel like there is something more to my struggles than ADHD and I have been trying to figure it out all of my life. I just want some closure and I feel like if I really knew what was wrong with me, perhaps maybe I could get some help. The average person can't understand someone like myself and it feels shameful to admit that you have struggles with a lot of everyday things that most people take for granted. I know that I am not intellectually disabled but I know that I am not like everyone else. Just wished I could find support to help me in the areas that I need it without the stigma of feeling dumb.
I suffered with this all my life but was never diagnosed because no proffestional in North America don't have a clue in school they called it a clumsy or you were just lazy. Thank you Tim for your work please help it get known in Canada and U.S many children have this disability and aren't being properly diagnosed.
I got diagnosed with Dyspraxia at 16. I really struggled playing sports, especially playing games like rounders where the ball would end up behind me and my peers are shouting “get the ball”,pointing at it. I really struggled finding it then ever since then my peers would call me names and say I’m shit at sports in general. My everyday life was affected, my dad who shouts at me everyday and even to this day doesn’t understand what it is and I suffer from him bringing me down especially the fact that he can’t come to terms with the fact that I have Dyspraxia. Thank you for this vid, I feel I’ve learned more about myself, keep up the good work!.
Games with flying balls were a total nightmare for me too. I remember wanting so badly to belong & trying So hard to connect tennis racket to ball to the brain & missing all the time & the mother saying : just LOOK at the ball" I was looking...just couldn't connect. That led to feeling an outsider. Hockey was even worse. I'm awaiting a diagnosis now...@ 59!
Admiral Piett • Thank you for sharing your story with us. There is nothing wrong with who you are and if your father can not see how blessed he is to have you as his son then hopefully one day he will. All the best to you dear.
Warning: huge essay incoming. This is a really good video about dyspraxia. I have my initial assessment for dyspraxia, dyscalculia and ASD in 2 days at my college after a whole life of unexplained clumsiness, getting confused easily, deteriorating handwriting, crying my eyes out over maths, losing track of conversations, sensory processing issues, tact issues, falling up/down stairs (just last week I bruised my whole left side badly falling up the stairs in public), obsessive interests, etc. etc. It's just a shame (actually infuriating but I'm going to be modest here) that it's taken 21 years to even get to this point of people other than myself asking why I'm like this. It just was never picked up on, except by my family and even then until the past few years they just thought it was my own little quirks or something, until I began studying for my access to HE diploma in September. People need to be more aware of SpLDs such as dyspraxia, especially teachers who at the moment get an inadequate amount of training on identifying and dealing with SEN students. This has reassured me a lot though, that I'm not alone and that people are raising awareness of this thing that I might well have had my whole life and not known about that possibility until last month. Thank you :)
After years of me begging & pleading for more support from schools for my daughter have we finally been listened to…. Many assessments later with the findings of Auditory processing disorder, dyspraxia, dyscalculia & autistic traits. Again, having to beg & plead for an ehcp for 2 years was then awarded. This then enabled us to apply for a transfer to a school that provided specialist resource provision within a mainstream school but only after missing the best part of yr7 & yr8 due to covid lockdowns which exacerbated the learning issues/anxieties/mental health plus lack of support from school & by the time the ehcp was finalised at the start of yr9 we found that the named school on the ehcp was the school we wanted to take her out of! They’d made a mistake upon completion but In order to correct it we had to appeal to the courts! Whilst waiting for the appeal we tried to work with the (crappy) school but soon found that they were still not onboard (even after the ehcp was awarded & LD were diagnosed) were not willing to give any more support (than they claimed they were giving albeit my daughter was still struggling) or one to one teaching in core subjects. We even had a private educational psychologist report done which stated that she was so far behind academically (like a yr3 or yr4 in many categories) he recommended one to one but they were not going to give it to her as they believed in students learning to work independently😂 This left us with no choice but to pull her out of the (crappy) school & wait for the appeal from the courts to change it to the school that was more suitable. So she missed petty much the first 3 years of secondary school! She started her new school in year 10 & although is happier has lost the foundation stage. Almost like she went from being 11 years old in primary school (which is fun) in to year 10, a 15 year old preparing for her GCSEs 😢
I’ve had my granddaughter living with me for last 8/9 weeks, she’s 16 and just starting her last year at high school and I’m convinced she’s Dyspraxia (only after watching older series of Ackley Bridge) I’m trying to get a drs appointment for her to get her assessed. She has autism with moderate learning difficulties but her hand writing is appalling, she still can’t ride a bike and can’t use cutlery together ie knife and fork to cut food etc. She can’t do up buttons and I alter her school shirts every year with Velcro or magnetic snaps so she feels independent. She can’t tie her shoes so I’ve put in elasticated laces etc. What cutlery is more comfortable for her to use etc
What they said about a science lab is so interesting! I was thrown out of class then out of the entire department. I've never been diagnosed but have heard of it because my brother was diagnosed at university. I'm now 28 and struggling. Along with fibromyalgia, which i have been diagnosed with for 10years, i do see the challenges of dyspraxia when it comes every day life. I had issues with all my teachers and though i did well in some lessons, i failed exams and have never gone to university. My flat feet have caused havoc with my body as well as weak muscles. This video was helping in gaining more understanding. I wish i had been diagnosed as a child, it would've helped at school greatly. Every day has been a battle and wish i could find support for adults with dyspraxia. From what i've researched i can only get diagnosed now if i go to university.
I have dyspraxia, and everyday is difficult to me, the more I become older the more I have difficulties, people doesn't understand and judge most of the time, fortunatly I have the sense of humor which really help me. With dyspraxia we are marginalised, no matter what we always feel different..
Thank you for sharing this. I have had Dyspraxia my whole life but only diagnosed in my early 20's. People just don't understand it or me. I am marginalised, told I'm lazy etc.. At last I don't feel alone.
Same. I'm 26, self diagnosed having dyspraxia and recently found out I got officially diagnosed 20 years ago 😅 Honestly, it would have been great to know that to be able to speak up for myself, but somehow I just found out a month ago.
This makes sense to me now. I never understood why I often raise my voice without realising it. It is a huge learning curve for me. I have Dyspraxia, Tourettes and am awaiting diagnosis of autism. My dyspraxia affects my ability to talk, write. Always bumping into things and falling over and so on. I never knew copying was another issue. My executive functioning is bad. I feel so awful my whole life.
I'm dyspraxic and oh my god is time management a big difficulty for me. Knife + fork thing too, I often have to check the way others are holding them to make sure they're in the correct hands.
I am 26 years old now and when i was younger at school my teacher told a parent of mine that my have a mild form of the condition. They didnt think nothing of it. But i got asked what to do with a plant pot the soil and the plant and i didnt know what to do. When i get asked to do things i struggle on the spot and i freeze. Even now. I have a speech impediment and its much much better when i was younger. Sometimes now i get asked what to do and i forget. Ive just started doing basic life skills in a new home and i think about it daily. I couldnt ride a bike when i was younger either and i briefly learned 2 years ago but if i got on a bike now i wouldnt know what to do. Im very active as in going to the gym and football and cricket too. I am learning to drive again and my instructor has seen these signs. Im a very social person too but i overthink and worry alot. I hope we all can support each other with this and keep positive.
My husband is a Police Detective, he has 2 degrees from university, extremely intelligent and can recall endless facts. He is also 46yrs old and was only diagnosed with dyspraxia 3 yrs ago whilst taking a dyslexia test for the Police to prove his dyslexia before he took exams. . Now we have a name for all the little "things" that are different about him from someone who without it.
Rainbutt Caticorn Here in the U.K. the critical analysis of things like dyspraxia or dyslexia has been utterly abandoned. We now consider them as factually as gravity or evolution, but in other parts of the world it isn’t even considered scientifically or empirically evident!
How come my town Doesn't know what tis, I have to explain myself and it's hard to find right words, because I have dyspraxia but my mum didn't want me to know about it now I I struggle with daliy fings. I wish people would just understand me.
I also have dyspraxia and I have the same problem because there is not enough awarness because everyone thinks I have dyslexia and they think I can't read
Lee Roche most people don’t know that I have it but believe I have an accent. I have been told I sound like a Brit, Texan and Aussie, which I'm none of those. In a kind of a weird way I find that a compliment, because then if I get asked to say something in an accent I can pull it off, but I also wish that people won't be so bewildered when I tell them where I'm really from.
Great video Tim, thank you. I've known my son has dyspraxia since he was 5, but only got the diagnosis recently because no one here in Slovenia, where we are living at the moment, knows enough about it. He is bilingual and has quite severe speech and language difficulties also, which I am certain is down to the dyspraxia and the fact that he is bilingual and has to try to organise two languages in his head. I learned everything about dyspraxia through videos like this and this is how I was able to identify what it was. Keep up the good work.
This is great,I'm a 42 year old perant and step perant. Never had any proper help with this from a early age until now. My teachers would see problems I had like my during 8s and my mum was told but I was given no help. My GP won't help me even though I tell them what difficulties I do have,all they seem to say is I'm very knowledgeable about this.
My son is 10 and he was diagnosed DCD 2 years ago. I need this video to show him the difficulties he has with his poor handwriting skill and prepare him to explore his potentials. So far he is an audio learning, good at computer and no problem with typing, maths, logic, social skill, telling stories, history. Perhaps I could prepare him to explain himself better at school or his friends in the future about his difficulties. It is important for him to understand that his difficulties are not making him less valuable than other kids.
Tim you’re amazing! I really struggle with motivation and school and general life organisation due to my dyspraxia- I can’t ride a bike and only learnt to tie my laces about 3/4 years ago! thank you for your film
The whole thing about it being more common in boys annoys me so much because of those stupid stereotypes I had to go 13 years without a diagnosis constantly being referred to specialists since I was around 5 because I had serious anger management issues and all my teachers and family were convinced I must have autism or ADHD and I was just convinced I was a monster or a baby because that was what I was told over and over again I wish people would be more aware of dyspraxia the only reason I finally got diagnosed was because the person I got referred to that time happened to have a son with dyspraxia so when I told her I couldn’t ride a bike she decided to send me to an occupational therapist
Yeah, that's similar with females with autism being misdiagnosed or not being diagnosed at all. I'd love to know if Dyspraxia affects females differently from males. I have Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia and an Auditory Processing Disorder.
Tudor Miller I know a lot of people say it is worse for boys because it’s expected of them to be better at sports ect but for me I always found it hard too. I couldn’t do anything any of the other kids could do I remember everyone doing PE out on the field and I would refuse to participate because I didn’t want to deal with the humiliation. Bare in mind I would have been nine at the time, no teachers messed with me then and kind of just let me get away with it because they were afraid of how I could’ve hurt them (I had a tendency to attack my teachers back then).In middle school I was made fun of a lot for not being up to speed and for my rare outbursts and by the time I got to the middle of high school I had completely pushed everyone away from me because I was so afraid and insecure of myself and that I would hurt other people
I got diagnosed when I was 9 but by then i had already been humiliated by a teacher for being slow, she would clap in my face, keep me in during breaks and stopped me doing art lessons (all when i was 6 years old). It always annoyed me when people said it was more common in boys because 1) i know more girls that have it and 2) it leaves girls that have it feeling weird and wrong as they feel like a minority.
Beyond brilliant. Being super bright (more of a curse than a blessing) my son wasn't diagnosed until he was at university having sailed through school. Things that helped were martial arts to build up the muscle memory of coordination, not writing joined up - illegible and bless him he taught himself to always put pens in the same place. I had no idea because his symptons were mild. Another thing to look out for is pressing very hard when they write. Albert Einstein was dyspraxic and never learned to tie shoe laces
So much love for you! Thankyou for doing this video it has helped people to understand me also well done you for everything that you have achieved! Not only was this helpful and informative but it's also really well put together! Thankyou so much.
I have severe dyspraxia, and we wouldn’t of known if my cousin hadn’t been diagnosed with it. We have always known, but my mum didn’t realise how severe it was until she spoke to me about my struggles. I was very good at coping, but still struggled. I was 11 when I was diagnosed, and had all these signs. Every single one of these, except with speech. (I have been told I am very well spoken). Yet we didn’t pick it up, because my mum thought I was just ‘kak-handed’ and not as bad as it was. I have the memory and processing speed of a 4/5 year old, and I am 14. My cousin, his wife, his daughter and his (we think) 16 month old son are dyspraxic. We think my grandad is dyspraxic and we think my nan has dyslexia. We think my mum may have minor dyspraxia as well.
1:44 I like this visual it's so pretty. I think I have dyspraxia but I'm unsure. I also have ADHD. Whenever I eat I make a mess. So it makes me think it may be apart of it. There are ways i do things that are different because i dont understand how others do it. Cleaning at my job, drying my hands on a towel, eating. I'm sure if I thought more would come to me. I know I take a long time doing dishes. My friends tell me it should take me not long at all, but a small pile can take to 1 hour, and any more and it will take many hours to do. I also can take long with other simple tasks. Simple homework assignments take long. I take a long time with computer work. It makes me not want to do things I know I have to because I know it will take time and energy. I get drained so fast. I'm also apart of my christian ministry. My friends are actually very patient and accepting of me and it makes me feel more okay. Whenever I pray, I have to take my time and go slow to focus on the words I'm saying. My thoughts and feelings arent easily organized in my head into coherent thoughts outside of my mouth. It works though when people are supportive because then they dont care how slow I pray or how I jumble up stuff when I talk to them. I dont know if this is dyspraxia or just me but I also am very excited around my friends. I always want to give them hugs and be around them. I need space sometimes I find, but around my friends I find happiness and its hard to contain. I feel it in my chest and it makes me overwhelmed but in a good way and I just want to hug them all the time. I get so energetic at the thought of seeing them and I cant contain how happy I am and I bounce off the walls and explode with joy and I know it's different from other people but I cant help it. Just thought I'd put it out there
I have never heard about dyspraxia until today. I didn't learn to tie my shoes till middle school, didn't successfully ride a bike till high school. I've always had bad handwriting and held my pencil nontraditionally. My mother would always get onto me for not holding my knife and fork correctly. I always thought I was just slow to develop and bad at these things, but now I'm starting to wonder...
Thank you for this Tim, my own son has just been diagnosed with dyspraxia today (ADHD diagnosis still pending) and its wonderful to hear the positive side of this too. x
I have dyspraxia and I'm a sprinter, I've always found it hard not to fall or move to the wrong lane, this video has been very helpfull to help me understand thank you very much
I'm am 37 year olds and have quite recently discovered I may have dyspraxia after discovering my sister and youngest niece also have it. When I went to my GP to explore the possibility further one of the first things he asked me was what type I thought had to which I said I didn't know. When I got home I looked up the three mains types but found I didn't really seem to fit into any of them but I find certain things about the condition ring very true for me. Good examples being clumsiness a tendency to trip over things like a sign or hoover wires at work(I work in a mental health hospital as a cleaner). I tend to work slower than others and if I try to work faster to the expected speeds I tend to forget and drop things become more disorganised and just get angry and frustrated at myself I sometimes ask something at work only to be told we were just told that information a few seconds ago. If I go to do jobs I'm often told that job has already been done and that I should have known this. I'm also very disorganised at home I simply put something down or drop it only for it to seemingly vanish into nothingness then reappear a few minutes or hours later usually plain as day and large as life sitting in a big empty easy to see spot like on top of a chest of drawers or something. I find I am constantly forgetting things like my phone or wallet to the point were I have to make sure I check my pockets before leaving home or work and asking people to remind me to make sure I have these items. on occassions I've forgotten my phone and not realised til several hours later. I've been a messy eater most of my life something I used to get allot of shit for it at school but doesn't really bother me now outside of not putting on clean shirts on gravy dinner days. There's lots of other things to like not knowing if I was right or left handed til I was about fifteen something I still partially struggle with and used to use the sonic 1 level select cheat to remind myself left from right(up down left right A+start). I also tend to lead with my toes instead of heels when I walk and handflap or stim as autistics call it (autism and whether or not I have it is whole other can of worm I'm dealing it at the moment) Those are few of the major signs but theres lots of other stuff that I don't really exhibit like I've been riding a bike since I was five I can get dressed fine I've known how to cook since I was about twelve (used to smoke out the kitchen but I could still create something that was technically edible by my standards!) Other stuffs allot more vague like yeah I kind of struggle with some stuff but not too an especially notable degree and even then so do allot of people probably too. Any advice you can offer would be very apprieciated. tons of websites say this or that about the condition and keep find I tick like every third or fourth description. and If I do or did have some of the more severe signs I either didn't realise or learned to compensate without realising.
My advice is to talk to the dyspraxia foundation, they will be able to give you more personalised advice on who to see to get the correct prognosis. It seems likely you have one form, however dyspraxia like many other conditions doesn't easily fit into one box, as was mentioned in my and other videos lots of things cross over into other conditions.
Thank you Tim, great film highlighting this issue. I did think that you were dsypraxic before you said so at the end of the video, just subtle differences in your gait and communication style that are hard to put a finger on. My son is 8 and I've been trying to get him diagnosed for 5 years. He has been assessed for ASD initially because I didn't know about dsypraxia and saw some crossover traits which as soon as I read people's experiences of dsypraxia I knew this was the root of all his little differences. Dsypraxia is often thought of as a physical issue, but I learned its more than that and can effect social interaction, speech, planning, attention this was the issues my child was experiencing that I thought might be ASD but now I see it is dsypraxia. His OT says oh don't worry, normal for a child of 8 not to use knife and fork, tie top button of shirt, not shower independently etc etc. I can't get him to see that every part of every day is effected by his condition I believe is dsypraxia. Feel frustrated he won't be diagnosed as the assessment forms are so black and white. He can do everything so I tick yes but he needs support with everything and we adapt out life around his needs.
Hi my name is Nathan cenci I have had dyspraxia since I was 4 my teacher got me to a sycirtris and she told me I had dyspraxia I didn’t understand my mum just said I was clumsy at 11 people started calling me names becuase I kept on forgetting stuff and I was clumsy is started watching videos none of them hellped me I found this video and I told me everything I finally understood my condition thank you Tim
This is so great! I was only diagnosed with dyspraxia because my mum's mum thought she might have it.No-one at my school knows, as I am a A-grade student and shy away from physical activities (because of my dyspraxia)
I’ve recently been diagnosed at 34. I’ve just completed a masters and a CELTA. It was hard. I’m female. It’s suspected I have adhd too. The biggest thing growing up has been frustration, self/esteem and confidence. The frustration of not being able to organise yourself, losing things and breaking things! I still can’t do certain things. It’s the effects on not being able to do things like others that’s the hardest. So many people have been missed. I lived sports as a kid but I was clumsy but determined with it. I wish more people saw it not as having something wrong with you but just being wired slightly differently. Nothing is impossible it just takes longer and often requires trying several different approaches.
I grow up undiagnosed in the 80's but I was extremely lucky because I found my way around. Comic Books taught me to love reading. My love for theater classes taught me to speak clearly and not mumble. Learning a second language (English) made me aware of my words. Driving lessons were a nightmare but taught me confidence (although I quit driving after 3 accidents) I am so proud of myself for being able to drive for a little while. Yoga helped me coordinate even tho I am terribly embarrassed to go to classes in public I show up every day. My parents were unaware of my difficulties to they always pushed me forward as I was like any other kid and they expected nothing but excellence. They still think I made this up, my parents will say "ah nowadays everything has a name...you are fine". This made me stronger and better, feeling that nothing can stop me now, it is a blessing in certain ways.
I have dyspraxia but in America is less known so in my full neuropsychological evaluation the psychologist missed it , it’s much more known in the UK and not much in United States I’ve had it since I was a child it’s frustrating and creates a resentment I’ve never gotten any treatment I still use a spoon instead of a fork at 22 years old it’s a life long disorder and struggle affects both my fine and gross motor skills I had terrible handwriting as a child i also have ADHD inattentive type Specific learning disorders with impairment in mathematics also Reading Comprehension and social Pragmatic communication disorder and also epilepsy Tonic clonic previously known as Grandmal seizures but I been controlled for awhile now on Lamotrigine. There’s some of my testimony
I have dyspraxia, I was diagnosed in 2005. I always struggled to concertate in school involvement. ( I am much better still have episodes ) How I describe dyrspraxia is , there is wires in my brain that disconnection to different wires. I am an adult now, I keep my aldut life separate still feel quite childish. I love art it helps me to express myself and not feel ashamed that i can be childish.
Haha yeah I agree with this sentiment. I would love to see more content about dyspraxia that isn’t about children, and isn’t just really negative stuff.
Things have changed big time. When I was 11 I was diagnosed with Dyspraxia. I'me 39 now. I was diagnosed with it in 1991. It was only officially recognised by the medical profession in 1990. At the time less than 2000 people in the world had been diagnosed with it and their wasn't much help. I was lucky as I was in a school, that even though they had never heard of Dyspraxia (I was the first person diagnosed with it in my school) they were open to learning about it. But back then not many people outside the medical profession knew about it, not even my doctor knew much about it. I had to go see a woman who was one of the leading specialists at the time on Dyspraxia. I have since seen children in my old school who say they have dyspraxia and they get the help they need from the school.
I was diagnosed with dyspraxia in speech therapy when my normal speech therapist was off sick, so I a better one come in. She could tell from my voice that I had, so she went to see if I was. I was diagnosed when I was 7. I do have trouble tying my shoelaces, I have bad handwriting, I always speak in way tones that I don’t want to, and I cannot do sports. Luckily, I’m not a dumb kid and I am one of the smartest in my year. I can concentrate in class, mainly because my brother is autistic and now I can block sounds out. I also can’t ride a bike very well lol. I can copy just fine. My learning side is fine, except from speech. It’s a bit annoying how my PE teacher gets mad at me for ‘not trying enough’. My school don’t even know I have dyspraxia. And oh god I am so clumsy. I even trip up when I’m on my bed.
I have dyspraxia and I’m from the USA, where dyspraxia is even less known about than it is in the UK. As far as I know, I’m the only one I know with the condition. That was hard growing up. Thankfully I had awesome parents who put me in great occupational therapy and physical therapy programs. So nowadays you’d barely know I have it. But still. I really wish the USA was more familiar with this diagnosis.
Even today, there seems to still be a limited knowledge of this condition. Most people just think I am thick, but they couldn’t be any further from the truth
I just find out that I have add (diagnosed) and dyspraxia (undiagnosed yet) and I was really scared as I am about to restart my studies and get ready for bachelor, but with all my problems looked almost impossible, but you gave me hope and now I know that there is a way to make it through despite all those things.
This is a really good video I have dyspraxia and I was only diagnosed at the age of 14! Just to let you know the writing in the screen at the end of the video Isn’t very dyspraxia friendly I think each part could have been on for a bit longer to give time to read base process it
My boyfriend told me earlier that he was diagnosed with dyslexia as a kid but he's pretty sure he has dyspraxia. We're in our 30's so it might have been well recognised then. Knowing about this has really helped me understand him.
I have dyspraxia and I have to say, I don't like how it's portrayed as a disability. It does present a lot of challenges but I think that is because of how our society is designed by and for people who process things differently. There are things I struggle to do that are easy for others but I can do some things that would be totally inaccessible to others. I think dyspraxia is an amazing gift to this world, in a world that is too square and linear, we can loosen it up, fill it with creative solutions that no one else would have dreamed of.
Hi. Thanks for raising this point. While I agree that there are positive things about dyspraxia, it causes a lot of issues particularly at school. A lot of these need to be recognized by teachers and Particularly exam boards who can set up arrangements to help. If we were not recognizing it as a disability this would not be possible.
@@timmoxon9159 Also the schooling system is shockingly bad, it doesn't actually look to push people to be their best, it just tries to get people to entrain and comply to what is already known. It's not very effective for people with typical brain functioning, never mind people who have different patterns of thinking
Dyspraxia isn’t a huge disability at all, it’s a mild to moderate learning difficulty. The biggest problems, is awareness and understanding of the condition
I would like to meet people who have dyspraxia because I have it in my country even psychiatrists have never encountered this problem I hope someone will contact
I'm undiagnosed but considering my schools okay for this condition I have over 20 of the symptoms and signs and to me that needs attention not negatives.
My father had taught me from a young age to ride ATVs. I struggled with it for some time, but eventually did it so much that I became competent at it. It became one of the only things, coordinationly speaking, that I got good at. It made me a lot better starting off as a driver at 16, and I still feel like a good driver. However, I have so many of the symptoms of dyspraxia and struggle with so much of the motor skills outside of a vehicle. To this day, in my mid-20's, I still have to consciously think about the way I walk, my stride/gait, because it always feels awkward. So, if you are a good driver, don't let that make you feel like your issue with dyspraxia isn't a real one. Just wanted to give my two cents since I felt the same way about my ability to drive.
I was born in the wrong country. I struggled learning a lot of things and took longer to learn to walk(at 2yo), tie shoes(in 4th grade) read(in 3rd grade), learn to ride a bike(10yo). I finally got a bachelors degree when I was 30yo, I learned to type on a keyboard at 28yo without looking down. In the U.S. to even get tested costs thousands if your an adult never diagnosed but from what I read in the U.K. you can get the test for free even as an adult. My other problem was my parents never got a diagnosis for my learning challenges because I think they felt guilty or maybe just in denial I struggled,
I did physio therapy but I never felt like much of anything was explained to be because everybody was so worried about wether I would succeed or fail academically . In fact the older I got the more pressure was put on me academically everything else it effects was forgotten about . It’s not the only thing but it’s certainly a contributing factor too feeling like a weirdo ./ not being good enough to measure up .
My daughter was born early only started walking at 18 months only said daddy at 22 months and mimi (mommy) was at 25 months. She’s a bit different but we love her. Our biggest trouble in class is not with learning she’s very clever although I see my learning issues with her making mistakes when you start writing I hate pen writing. She is like top in her reading skills though if you listen and read with her you see she skips words though the flow is still good she doesn’t get confused like I do. I’ve started her typing her spelling homework it was painful for both of us but she is so much happier learning to type out her spelling homework. The school has picked up her writing speed but because she’s so smart they say it’s not dyslexia. Funny as they have her doing extra PE because her motor skills are poor. So how do I get my 6 year old help. Also she battles to keep her letters straight it could be that she’s a leftie. But her letters writing skills are hopeless we both get frustrated and I make mistakes so yeah I pulled out the laptop and have her typing her spellings she now enjoys typing her spelling and it’s way faster with less mind wondering. Homework is done faster.
Tom Jardine. It certainly can do. I still have social issues, problems with voice volume and not knowing when to talk etc? But they do get better as you work at them.
this is a great documentary, could I have your business email? I'm making a dyspraxia documentary of my own and would love to do a video interview with you :)
I find my dyspraxia "snowballs" when my husband points out my clumsiness. Every time he points it out, I get flustered and embarrassed and make more mistakes, which results in him swearing and yelling, which makes me humiliated and unable to think straight. Every time it happens, I feel like it's the end.
My special needs teacher ( I have alot special needs) always noticed some thing but until the age of 11 I wasn't diagnosed but she always knew I had something wrong with my coronation
My mum has always just said that I have dyspraxia and has never bothered to get me diagnosed because it didn't cause problems. I think it probably did for me though, as a little kid I always wondered if there was something wrong with me, like I was disabled and was just so unaware of myself I hadn't figured it out but everyone else had. I'm overly clumsy, forgetful, emotional and I recently learned I physically can't dance without looking really abnormal. Now I'm 17 should/could I look into seeing if I have dyspraxia (or something else, my dad and 2 sisters are autistic...?) and getting a diagnosis?
I think both my brother and I have dyspraxia. He eats very weirdly and holds mugs strangely. Both our handwriting is illegible no matter how much we work on it. When I eat I sometimes have trouble coordinating opening my mouth with when I move the fork into my mouth. Sometimes I forget to drop something Im carrying if I need to handle something else at the same time and I end up with full hands. I only struggle with small motor function stuff though. I can very easily pick up on whole body movements, faster than most people. I also have good reflexes when it comes to catching or avoiding things. No idea :/
I was diagnosed at 8. Mt hand writing is awful, I talk too fast and too loud, and in America there is little or no support for dyspraxic children. I had to stop all of my therapies at school because aparently at 10 I should have been cured. I wish I had stuff likethis when I was in school. Starting college in the fall and my hand writing looks like an elemtry schooler's.
I have dyspraxia I’m one of the highest and they have only diagnosed me last year but my mum has been trying to get me diagnosed since i was younger but they wouldn’t cause I could ride a bike but that took me so long and so much effort and I still can’t ride a bike properly ( I’m 13) and in school it’s really hard I get so frustrated and my behaviour goes down hill and I just get moaned at all the time cause I struggle in primary I had to do something called beam and I still find it hard to stand on one foot and my teachers get annoyed cause I can’t stand or sit still and it is so annoying
Do people have dyspraxia in varying degrees like 1-10 like one being very mild & 10 being full on I ask because I’m a driving instructor about to start teaching a lad “18” to drive Iv be doing this job for 35 years and taught all sorts of people with different disabilities. Regards Martyn
Thanks for the comments everyone, be sure to share with everyone who might need support.
tim moxon this video helped me a lot seeing as I have dyspraxia
So thank you! It’s good to know what it can truly do to you, especially with GCSEs coming up
Apparently a small percentage of people have Dyspraxia without other conditions. Most have Dyspraxia with one or more conditions.
I have dyspraxia and dyslexia, I always describe it as like having rubber gloves on, you try to do things but they never work the way you want. I fall over my words, I so disorganised and my handwriting is unreadable. it makes me feel like im broken but I love art, It the one thing I feel like I can do.
Yeah, I'm dyspraxic. Sucks, doesn't it. People either assume that you are stupid or that you are clever but lazy. In the first case, they just write you off. In the second, they are always on your back. They can walk a mile in our shoes, then they can judge us. Are you doing ok at the moment?
Yeah sucks I'm only 9 and have it waaaaa
It may take you longer but that doesn't mean you cannot do it. We all have a different brain function, it's not all the exact same. I'm sure if you keep trying you'll get it eventually :). The way you do it is just as good.
My son has just been diagnosed with dyspraxia and has possible dyslexia, I would never want him to be down on himself, I love him for who he is, every bit!
I’m sure my son has Dyspraxia, still waiting on diagnosis! He is a wonderful little guy and the fact your all on here supporting each other is awesome! Everybody has something they have to overcome in their life you can be a victim of it or you can show the world what you can accomplish with it! The body does wonderful things, a woman I knew had appendicitis, it ended up Erupting. My friends body built a wall to protect her body from the infection and she survived! Her brain told her body something was not right and her body Mind told her body to protected it, so it did! The same brain that controls these functions is an AMAZING gift! I believe if you have something there’s a reason for it and if you could understand the power of that gift of the mind you can change and accomplish anything! Don’t let these subconscious labels defy you.. you were so much more than this! Sending love and vibration strength to all! 🙏✌🏻❤️
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I know the feeling I have both too
I'm dyspraxic and I do martial arts and tap dancing to help my coordination
Cool I am too
I am undiagnosed but I think i have a mild Dyspraxia. I am happy that the science has developed such that shows disorders like this is something to be understood not a reason to attack or humiliate people.
Get a test maybe
yeah, when it comes to physical things, there is no such thing as undiagnosed. you have to be diagnosed to claim dyspraxia.
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I cannot use public health care to get diagnosed, as this is not a life-threatening disease and, I am not young, almost 60 years!
When I learned about Dyspraxia, I suspected I have a mild version. So, it could be a diagnosis!
Thanks for this. I have dyspraxia and have been diagnosed since childhood. I still don't feel that I fully understand the condition and where I end and dyspraxia begins and what's because of the dyspraxia and what's just me. My good friend Cathy also has the condition but is affected in different ways. This helped me understand more but it seems a shame that yes children get help and that's great but when you're an adult you're on your own.
I feel u gareth. Support for thai
I realate
I have always struggled to understand my dyspraxia and explain it to people. People don't have a common knowledge of it like dyslexia.
It's shit.
I know.
I agree. I haven't even been diagnosed with dyspraxia but I feel like I can resonate with a lot of the traits. I am 53 years old and I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 35 but I feel like there is something more to my struggles than ADHD and I have been trying to figure it out all of my life. I just want some closure and I feel like if I really knew what was wrong with me, perhaps maybe I could get some help. The average person can't understand someone like myself and it feels shameful to admit that you have struggles with a lot of everyday things that most people take for granted. I know that I am not intellectually disabled but I know that I am not like everyone else. Just wished I could find support to help me in the areas that I need it without the stigma of feeling dumb.
I suffered with this all my life but was never diagnosed because no proffestional in North America don't have a clue in school they called it a clumsy or you were just lazy. Thank you Tim for your work please help it get known in Canada and U.S many children have this disability and aren't being properly diagnosed.
They refer to it as DCD in the US, apparently Dyspraxia isn't seen as a specific learning disability, like here in the UK.🇬🇧🇺🇸
They diagnosed it in my son in Colorado but the school ignored our recommendations. Same with schools in Ireland when we migrated.
In america is listed under the IDEA program, not a LD.
I'm eleven and I have dyspraxia and this has really helped me understand the challenges that I go through in everyday life
THANKYOU I HAVE DYSPRAXIA AND I SHOWED MY CLASS THIS
Ben Tails I really hope it helps.
I got diagnosed with Dyspraxia at 16. I really struggled playing sports, especially playing games like rounders where the ball would end up behind me and my peers are shouting “get the ball”,pointing at it. I really struggled finding it then ever since then my peers would call me names and say I’m shit at sports in general.
My everyday life was affected, my dad who shouts at me everyday and even to this day doesn’t understand what it is and I suffer from him bringing me down especially the fact that he can’t come to terms with the fact that I have Dyspraxia.
Thank you for this vid, I feel I’ve learned more about myself, keep up the good work!.
Games with flying balls were a total nightmare for me too. I remember wanting so badly to belong & trying So hard to connect tennis racket to ball to the brain
& missing all the time
& the mother saying : just LOOK at the ball"
I was looking...just couldn't connect. That led to feeling an outsider. Hockey was even worse. I'm awaiting a diagnosis now...@ 59!
I remember being in net, and I was physically and verbally abused for not saving the ball
Admiral Piett • Thank you for sharing your story with us. There is nothing wrong with who you are and if your father can not see how blessed he is to have you as his son then hopefully one day he will. All the best to you dear.
Warning: huge essay incoming.
This is a really good video about dyspraxia. I have my initial assessment for dyspraxia, dyscalculia and ASD in 2 days at my college after a whole life of unexplained clumsiness, getting confused easily, deteriorating handwriting, crying my eyes out over maths, losing track of conversations, sensory processing issues, tact issues, falling up/down stairs (just last week I bruised my whole left side badly falling up the stairs in public), obsessive interests, etc. etc. It's just a shame (actually infuriating but I'm going to be modest here) that it's taken 21 years to even get to this point of people other than myself asking why I'm like this. It just was never picked up on, except by my family and even then until the past few years they just thought it was my own little quirks or something, until I began studying for my access to HE diploma in September. People need to be more aware of SpLDs such as dyspraxia, especially teachers who at the moment get an inadequate amount of training on identifying and dealing with SEN students. This has reassured me a lot though, that I'm not alone and that people are raising awareness of this thing that I might well have had my whole life and not known about that possibility until last month. Thank you :)
You are welcome, I’m just glad that this helps people.
After years of me begging & pleading for more support from schools for my daughter have we finally been listened to…. Many assessments later with the findings of Auditory processing disorder, dyspraxia, dyscalculia & autistic traits.
Again, having to beg & plead for an ehcp for 2 years was then awarded. This then enabled us to apply for a transfer to a school that provided specialist resource provision within a mainstream school but only after missing the best part of yr7 & yr8 due to covid lockdowns which exacerbated the learning issues/anxieties/mental health plus lack of support from school & by the time the ehcp was finalised at the start of yr9 we found that the named school on the ehcp was the school we wanted to take her out of! They’d made a mistake upon completion but In order to correct it we had to appeal to the courts! Whilst waiting for the appeal we tried to work with the (crappy) school but soon found that they were still not onboard (even after the ehcp was awarded & LD were diagnosed) were not willing to give any more support (than they claimed they were giving albeit my daughter was still struggling) or one to one teaching in core subjects. We even had a private educational psychologist report done which stated that she was so far behind academically (like a yr3 or yr4 in many categories) he recommended one to one but they were not going to give it to her as they believed in students learning to work independently😂
This left us with no choice but to pull her out of the (crappy) school & wait for the appeal from the courts to change it to the school that was more suitable.
So she missed petty much the first 3 years of secondary school!
She started her new school in year 10 & although is happier has lost the foundation stage. Almost like she went from being 11 years old in primary school (which is fun) in to year 10, a 15 year old preparing for her GCSEs 😢
I’ve had my granddaughter living with me for last 8/9 weeks, she’s 16 and just starting her last year at high school and I’m convinced she’s Dyspraxia (only after watching older series of Ackley Bridge) I’m trying to get a drs appointment for her to get her assessed. She has autism with moderate learning difficulties but her hand writing is appalling, she still can’t ride a bike and can’t use cutlery together ie knife and fork to cut food etc. She can’t do up buttons and I alter her school shirts every year with Velcro or magnetic snaps so she feels independent. She can’t tie her shoes so I’ve put in elasticated laces etc. What cutlery is more comfortable for her to use etc
What they said about a science lab is so interesting! I was thrown out of class then out of the entire department. I've never been diagnosed but have heard of it because my brother was diagnosed at university. I'm now 28 and struggling. Along with fibromyalgia, which i have been diagnosed with for 10years, i do see the challenges of dyspraxia when it comes every day life. I had issues with all my teachers and though i did well in some lessons, i failed exams and have never gone to university. My flat feet have caused havoc with my body as well as weak muscles. This video was helping in gaining more understanding. I wish i had been diagnosed as a child, it would've helped at school greatly. Every day has been a battle and wish i could find support for adults with dyspraxia. From what i've researched i can only get diagnosed now if i go to university.
Thank you all for the positive comments on this very misunderstood condition. I hope it has been useful to all particularly in this current climate.
I have dyspraxia, and everyday is difficult to me, the more I become older the more I have difficulties, people doesn't understand and judge most of the time, fortunatly I have the sense of humor which really help me. With dyspraxia we are marginalised, no matter what we always feel different..
Thank you for sharing this. I have had Dyspraxia my whole life but only diagnosed in my early 20's. People just don't understand it or me. I am marginalised, told I'm lazy etc.. At last I don't feel alone.
@@dazhiscutt9427 I feel you buddy
@@lili02570 thank you buddy
Really sad life
Same. I'm 26, self diagnosed having dyspraxia and recently found out I got officially diagnosed 20 years ago 😅
Honestly, it would have been great to know that to be able to speak up for myself, but somehow I just found out a month ago.
This makes sense to me now. I never understood why I often raise my voice without realising it. It is a huge learning curve for me. I have Dyspraxia, Tourettes and am awaiting diagnosis of autism. My dyspraxia affects my ability to talk, write. Always bumping into things and falling over and so on. I never knew copying was another issue. My executive functioning is bad. I feel so awful my whole life.
I'm dyspraxic and oh my god is time management a big difficulty for me. Knife + fork thing too, I often have to check the way others are holding them to make sure they're in the correct hands.
I struggle to do basic tasks like tie a shoelace or open a tin of baked beans
Forza223 Bowe Me too. I feel like such an idiot all the time.
I can't hold a knife and fork the right way anyway, I just gave up really, same with holding a pen or pencil the right way I can't do that either
as someone with dyspraxia myself, this really has helped me understand about it myself
Same.
I am 26 years old now and when i was younger at school my teacher told a parent of mine that my have a mild form of the condition. They didnt think nothing of it. But i got asked what to do with a plant pot the soil and the plant and i didnt know what to do. When i get asked to do things i struggle on the spot and i freeze. Even now. I have a speech impediment and its much much better when i was younger. Sometimes now i get asked what to do and i forget. Ive just started doing basic life skills in a new home and i think about it daily. I couldnt ride a bike when i was younger either and i briefly learned 2 years ago but if i got on a bike now i wouldnt know what to do. Im very active as in going to the gym and football and cricket too. I am learning to drive again and my instructor has seen these signs. Im a very social person too but i overthink and worry alot. I hope we all can support each other with this and keep positive.
Wardle16193 • Thank you for sharing your story with us. All the best to you dear.
My husband is a Police Detective, he has 2 degrees from university, extremely intelligent and can recall endless facts.
He is also 46yrs old and was only diagnosed with dyspraxia 3 yrs ago whilst taking a dyslexia test for the Police to prove his dyslexia before he took exams. . Now we have a name for all the little "things" that are different about him from someone who without it.
Rainbutt Caticorn Here in the U.K. the critical analysis of things like dyspraxia or dyslexia has been utterly abandoned. We now consider them as factually as gravity or evolution, but in other parts of the world it isn’t even considered scientifically or empirically evident!
@@RadagonTheRed I find in the Uk, they are too quick to label and judge, rather than to help
Rainbutt Caticorn
I only found out at 18 (this year)
This video is put together really well, I have dyspraxia but this helped me understand it a lot more
How come my town Doesn't know what tis, I have to explain myself and it's hard to find right words, because I have dyspraxia but my mum didn't want me to know about it now I I struggle with daliy fings. I wish people would just understand me.
I also have dyspraxia and I have the same problem because there is not enough awarness because everyone thinks I have dyslexia and they think I can't read
Lee Roche most people don’t know that I have it but believe I have an accent. I have been told I sound like a Brit, Texan and Aussie, which I'm none of those. In a kind of a weird way I find that a compliment, because then if I get asked to say something in an accent I can pull it off, but I also wish that people won't be so bewildered when I tell them where I'm really from.
I wish people would understand me too.
My son used to get help with his dyspraxia but as soon as he hit 16yrs it all stopped he has no life breaks my heart
Great video Tim, thank you. I've known my son has dyspraxia since he was 5, but only got the diagnosis recently because no one here in Slovenia, where we are living at the moment, knows enough about it. He is bilingual and has quite severe speech and language difficulties also, which I am certain is down to the dyspraxia and the fact that he is bilingual and has to try to organise two languages in his head. I learned everything about dyspraxia through videos like this and this is how I was able to identify what it was. Keep up the good work.
This is great,I'm a 42 year old perant and step perant. Never had any proper help with this from a early age until now. My teachers would see problems I had like my during 8s and my mum was told but I was given no help. My GP won't help me even though I tell them what difficulties I do have,all they seem to say is I'm very knowledgeable about this.
My son is 10 and he was diagnosed DCD 2 years ago. I need this video to show him the difficulties he has with his poor handwriting skill and prepare him to explore his potentials. So far he is an audio learning, good at computer and no problem with typing, maths, logic, social skill, telling stories, history. Perhaps I could prepare him to explain himself better at school or his friends in the future about his difficulties. It is important for him to understand that his difficulties are not making him less valuable than other kids.
Tim you’re amazing! I really struggle with motivation and school and general life organisation due to my dyspraxia- I can’t ride a bike and only learnt to tie my laces about 3/4 years ago! thank you for your film
Cacti-goon thanks for your kind words.
The whole thing about it being more common in boys annoys me so much because of those stupid stereotypes I had to go 13 years without a diagnosis constantly being referred to specialists since I was around 5 because I had serious anger management issues and all my teachers and family were convinced I must have autism or ADHD and I was just convinced I was a monster or a baby because that was what I was told over and over again I wish people would be more aware of dyspraxia the only reason I finally got diagnosed was because the person I got referred to that time happened to have a son with dyspraxia so when I told her I couldn’t ride a bike she decided to send me to an occupational therapist
Yeah, that's similar with females with autism being misdiagnosed or not being diagnosed at all. I'd love to know if Dyspraxia affects females differently from males. I have Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia and an Auditory Processing Disorder.
Tudor Miller I know a lot of people say it is worse for boys because it’s expected of them to be better at sports ect but for me I always found it hard too. I couldn’t do anything any of the other kids could do I remember everyone doing PE out on the field and I would refuse to participate because I didn’t want to deal with the humiliation. Bare in mind I would have been nine at the time, no teachers messed with me then and kind of just let me get away with it because they were afraid of how I could’ve hurt them (I had a tendency to attack my teachers back then).In middle school I was made fun of a lot for not being up to speed and for my rare outbursts and by the time I got to the middle of high school I had completely pushed everyone away from me because I was so afraid and insecure of myself and that I would hurt other people
I got diagnosed when I was 9 but by then i had already been humiliated by a teacher for being slow, she would clap in my face, keep me in during breaks and stopped me doing art lessons (all when i was 6 years old). It always annoyed me when people said it was more common in boys because 1) i know more girls that have it and 2) it leaves girls that have it feeling weird and wrong as they feel like a minority.
Charlotte Gee that’s horrible teachers are supposed to support you not make things worse
@@bexter107 the fact she could teach 6 year olds... wild... even after my parents complained.
Beyond brilliant. Being super bright (more of a curse than a blessing) my son wasn't diagnosed until he was at university having sailed through school. Things that helped were martial arts to build up the muscle memory of coordination, not writing joined up - illegible and bless him he taught himself to always put pens in the same place. I had no idea because his symptons were mild. Another thing to look out for is pressing very hard when they write. Albert Einstein was dyspraxic and never learned to tie shoe laces
Thank you you so much for your inspirational and informative video. My little boy was diagnosed with DCD a few days ago and this has really helped.
So much love for you! Thankyou for doing this video it has helped people to understand me also well done you for everything that you have achieved! Not only was this helpful and informative but it's also really well put together! Thankyou so much.
spot on with the date vs signature!!! thank you for that!
I have severe dyspraxia, and we wouldn’t of known if my cousin hadn’t been diagnosed with it. We have always known, but my mum didn’t realise how severe it was until she spoke to me about my struggles. I was very good at coping, but still struggled. I was 11 when I was diagnosed, and had all these signs. Every single one of these, except with speech. (I have been told I am very well spoken). Yet we didn’t pick it up, because my mum thought I was just ‘kak-handed’ and not as bad as it was. I have the memory and processing speed of a 4/5 year old, and I am 14. My cousin, his wife, his daughter and his (we think) 16 month old son are dyspraxic. We think my grandad is dyspraxic and we think my nan has dyslexia. We think my mum may have minor dyspraxia as well.
Thank you for this amazing video. Tim - you are so inspiring!
1:44 I like this visual it's so pretty.
I think I have dyspraxia but I'm unsure. I also have ADHD.
Whenever I eat I make a mess. So it makes me think it may be apart of it. There are ways i do things that are different because i dont understand how others do it. Cleaning at my job, drying my hands on a towel, eating. I'm sure if I thought more would come to me. I know I take a long time doing dishes. My friends tell me it should take me not long at all, but a small pile can take to 1 hour, and any more and it will take many hours to do. I also can take long with other simple tasks. Simple homework assignments take long. I take a long time with computer work. It makes me not want to do things I know I have to because I know it will take time and energy. I get drained so fast.
I'm also apart of my christian ministry. My friends are actually very patient and accepting of me and it makes me feel more okay. Whenever I pray, I have to take my time and go slow to focus on the words I'm saying. My thoughts and feelings arent easily organized in my head into coherent thoughts outside of my mouth. It works though when people are supportive because then they dont care how slow I pray or how I jumble up stuff when I talk to them.
I dont know if this is dyspraxia or just me but I also am very excited around my friends. I always want to give them hugs and be around them. I need space sometimes I find, but around my friends I find happiness and its hard to contain. I feel it in my chest and it makes me overwhelmed but in a good way and I just want to hug them all the time. I get so energetic at the thought of seeing them and I cant contain how happy I am and I bounce off the walls and explode with joy and I know it's different from other people but I cant help it. Just thought I'd put it out there
Well done Tim , you are an inspiration , thank you for the video
I have never heard about dyspraxia until today. I didn't learn to tie my shoes till middle school, didn't successfully ride a bike till high school. I've always had bad handwriting and held my pencil nontraditionally. My mother would always get onto me for not holding my knife and fork correctly. I always thought I was just slow to develop and bad at these things, but now I'm starting to wonder...
Thank you for this. I might have this condition and this helped to explain my entire childhood.
Thank you for this Tim, my own son has just been diagnosed with dyspraxia today (ADHD diagnosis still pending) and its wonderful to hear the positive side of this too. x
Fund out about dyspraxia today, almost definitely have it. Thanks, mate.
I have dyspraxia and I'm a sprinter, I've always found it hard not to fall or move to the wrong lane, this video has been very helpfull to help me understand thank you very much
I'm am 37 year olds and have quite recently discovered I may have dyspraxia after discovering my sister and youngest niece also have it. When I went to my GP to explore the possibility further one of the first things he asked me was what type I thought had to which I said I didn't know. When I got home I looked up the three mains types but found I didn't really seem to fit into any of them but I find certain things about the condition ring very true for me.
Good examples being clumsiness a tendency to trip over things like a sign or hoover wires at work(I work in a mental health hospital as a cleaner). I tend to work slower than others and if I try to work faster to the expected speeds I tend to forget and drop things become more disorganised and just get angry and frustrated at myself
I sometimes ask something at work only to be told we were just told that information a few seconds ago. If I go to do jobs I'm often told that job has already been done and that I should have known this.
I'm also very disorganised at home I simply put something down or drop it only for it to seemingly vanish into nothingness then reappear a few minutes or hours later usually plain as day and large as life sitting in a big empty easy to see spot like on top of a chest of drawers or something. I find I am constantly forgetting things like my phone or wallet to the point were I have to make sure I check my pockets before leaving home or work and asking people to remind me to make sure I have these items. on occassions I've forgotten my phone and not realised til several hours later.
I've been a messy eater most of my life something I used to get allot of shit for it at school but doesn't really bother me now outside of not putting on clean shirts on gravy dinner days.
There's lots of other things to like not knowing if I was right or left handed til I was about fifteen something I still partially struggle with and used to use the sonic 1 level select cheat to remind myself left from right(up down left right A+start). I also tend to lead with my toes instead of heels when I walk and handflap or stim as autistics call it (autism and whether or not I have it is whole other can of worm I'm dealing it at the moment)
Those are few of the major signs but theres lots of other stuff that I don't really exhibit like I've been riding a bike since I was five I can get dressed fine I've known how to cook since I was about twelve (used to smoke out the kitchen but I could still create something that was technically edible by my standards!) Other stuffs allot more vague like yeah I kind of struggle with some stuff but not too an especially notable degree and even then so do allot of people probably too.
Any advice you can offer would be very apprieciated. tons of websites say this or that about the condition and keep find I tick like every third or fourth description. and If I do or did have some of the more severe signs I either didn't realise or learned to compensate without realising.
My advice is to talk to the dyspraxia foundation, they will be able to give you more personalised advice on who to see to get the correct prognosis. It seems likely you have one form, however dyspraxia like many other conditions doesn't easily fit into one box, as was mentioned in my and other videos lots of things cross over into other conditions.
I didn't know Dyspraxia was hereditary.
Thank you Tim, great film highlighting this issue. I did think that you were dsypraxic before you said so at the end of the video, just subtle differences in your gait and communication style that are hard to put a finger on. My son is 8 and I've been trying to get him diagnosed for 5 years. He has been assessed for ASD initially because I didn't know about dsypraxia and saw some crossover traits which as soon as I read people's experiences of dsypraxia I knew this was the root of all his little differences. Dsypraxia is often thought of as a physical issue, but I learned its more than that and can effect social interaction, speech, planning, attention this was the issues my child was experiencing that I thought might be ASD but now I see it is dsypraxia. His OT says oh don't worry, normal for a child of 8 not to use knife and fork, tie top button of shirt, not shower independently etc etc. I can't get him to see that every part of every day is effected by his condition I believe is dsypraxia. Feel frustrated he won't be diagnosed as the assessment forms are so black and white. He can do everything so I tick yes but he needs support with everything and we adapt out life around his needs.
I have Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia and Auditory Processing Disorder. ♥️
Hi my name is Nathan cenci I have had dyspraxia since I was 4 my teacher got me to a sycirtris and she told me I had dyspraxia I didn’t understand my mum just said I was clumsy at 11 people started calling me names becuase I kept on forgetting stuff and I was clumsy is started watching videos none of them hellped me I found this video and I told me everything I finally understood my condition thank you Tim
im 14 and ive had it all my life
JoeyMacaroni same boi
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love what u stand for Tim! im pretty sure i have add and dyspraxia as well..
Thank you Tim for making me understanding DCD :)
Control the tone of the voice! My close friends use hand signals to remind me 😃
So does my family. I’m always speaking too loudly or too softly.
I am the same, there is no happy medium
Sounds good
@@PianoDisneygal10 mee too I get told off for it
This is so great! I was only diagnosed with dyspraxia because my mum's mum thought she might have it.No-one at my school knows, as I am a A-grade student and shy away from physical activities
(because of my dyspraxia)
Me too. I’m scared to do things because I don’t want to embarrass myself.
I’ve recently been diagnosed at 34. I’ve just completed a masters and a CELTA. It was hard. I’m female. It’s suspected I have adhd too. The biggest thing growing up has been frustration, self/esteem and confidence. The frustration of not being able to organise yourself, losing things and breaking things! I still can’t do certain things. It’s the effects on not being able to do things like others that’s the hardest. So many people have been missed. I lived sports as a kid but I was clumsy but determined with it. I wish more people saw it not as having something wrong with you but just being wired slightly differently. Nothing is impossible it just takes longer and often requires trying several different approaches.
I grow up undiagnosed in the 80's but I was extremely lucky because I found my way around. Comic Books taught me to love reading. My love for theater classes taught me to speak clearly and not mumble. Learning a second language (English) made me aware of my words. Driving lessons were a nightmare but taught me confidence (although I quit driving after 3 accidents) I am so proud of myself for being able to drive for a little while. Yoga helped me coordinate even tho I am terribly embarrassed to go to classes in public I show up every day. My parents were unaware of my difficulties to they always pushed me forward as I was like any other kid and they expected nothing but excellence. They still think I made this up, my parents will say "ah nowadays everything has a name...you are fine". This made me stronger and better, feeling that nothing can stop me now, it is a blessing in certain ways.
I’ve dyspraxia I’m genuinely thought of as clumsy and disorganised,it’s like living with a decent brain but a body that half works
For me it’s like living with a normal cognitive ability, but the inability to do easy everyday things that others find easy.
I have dyspraxia but in America is less known so in my full neuropsychological evaluation the psychologist missed it , it’s much more known in the UK and not much in United States I’ve had it since I was a child it’s frustrating and creates a resentment I’ve never gotten any treatment I still use a spoon instead of a fork at 22 years old it’s a life long disorder and struggle affects both my fine and gross motor skills I had terrible handwriting as a child i also have ADHD inattentive type Specific learning disorders with impairment in mathematics also Reading Comprehension and social Pragmatic communication disorder and also epilepsy Tonic clonic previously known as Grandmal seizures but I been controlled for awhile now on Lamotrigine. There’s some of my testimony
I have dyspraxia, I was diagnosed in 2005. I always struggled to concertate in school involvement. ( I am much better still have episodes ) How I describe dyrspraxia is , there is wires in my brain that disconnection to different wires. I am an adult now, I keep my aldut life separate still feel quite childish. I love art it helps me to express myself and not feel ashamed that i can be childish.
...am I really the only happy dyspraxic?! :O
lmao no
Haha yeah I agree with this sentiment. I would love to see more content about dyspraxia that isn’t about children, and isn’t just really negative stuff.
Things have changed big time. When I was 11 I was diagnosed with Dyspraxia. I'me 39 now. I was diagnosed with it in 1991. It was only officially recognised by the medical profession in 1990. At the time less than 2000 people in the world had been diagnosed with it and their wasn't much help. I was lucky as I was in a school, that even though they had never heard of Dyspraxia (I was the first person diagnosed with it in my school) they were open to learning about it. But back then not many people outside the medical profession knew about it, not even my doctor knew much about it. I had to go see a woman who was one of the leading specialists at the time on Dyspraxia. I have since seen children in my old school who say they have dyspraxia and they get the help they need from the school.
Understanding this helps me to know what jobs I will be successful at at not to set myself up for failure
Cause of dyspraxia I always get lost in places I’ve been to 1000 times..
I remember parking my car, and couldn’t find it took ages, I thought it was stollen
I was diagnosed with dyspraxia in speech therapy when my normal speech therapist was off sick, so I a better one come in. She could tell from my voice that I had, so she went to see if I was. I was diagnosed when I was 7. I do have trouble tying my shoelaces, I have bad handwriting, I always speak in way tones that I don’t want to, and I cannot do sports. Luckily, I’m not a dumb kid and I am one of the smartest in my year. I can concentrate in class, mainly because my brother is autistic and now I can block sounds out. I also can’t ride a bike very well lol. I can copy just fine. My learning side is fine, except from speech. It’s a bit annoying how my PE teacher gets mad at me for ‘not trying enough’. My school don’t even know I have dyspraxia. And oh god I am so clumsy. I even trip up when I’m on my bed.
Great stuff
I have dyspraxia and I’m from the USA, where dyspraxia is even less known about than it is in the UK. As far as I know, I’m the only one I know with the condition. That was hard growing up. Thankfully I had awesome parents who put me in great occupational therapy and physical therapy programs. So nowadays you’d barely know I have it. But still. I really wish the USA was more familiar with this diagnosis.
Even today, there seems to still be a limited knowledge of this condition. Most people just think I am thick, but they couldn’t be any further from the truth
I just find out that I have add (diagnosed) and dyspraxia (undiagnosed yet) and I was really scared as I am about to restart my studies and get ready for bachelor, but with all my problems looked almost impossible, but you gave me hope and now I know that there is a way to make it through despite all those things.
This is a really good video I have dyspraxia and I was only diagnosed at the age of 14! Just to let you know the writing in the screen at the end of the video Isn’t very dyspraxia friendly I think each part could have been on for a bit longer to give time to read base process it
My boyfriend told me earlier that he was diagnosed with dyslexia as a kid but he's pretty sure he has dyspraxia. We're in our 30's so it might have been well recognised then. Knowing about this has really helped me understand him.
I have dyspraxia and I have to say, I don't like how it's portrayed as a disability. It does present a lot of challenges but I think that is because of how our society is designed by and for people who process things differently. There are things I struggle to do that are easy for others but I can do some things that would be totally inaccessible to others. I think dyspraxia is an amazing gift to this world, in a world that is too square and linear, we can loosen it up, fill it with creative solutions that no one else would have dreamed of.
Hi. Thanks for raising this point. While I agree that there are positive things about dyspraxia, it causes a lot of issues particularly at school. A lot of these need to be recognized by teachers and Particularly exam boards who can set up arrangements to help. If we were not recognizing it as a disability this would not be possible.
@@timmoxon9159 Also the schooling system is shockingly bad, it doesn't actually look to push people to be their best, it just tries to get people to entrain and comply to what is already known. It's not very effective for people with typical brain functioning, never mind people who have different patterns of thinking
@@HarryHelsing If it is not recognised as a disability people like us wont get the support we need to make the most of our lives.
Dyspraxia isn’t a huge disability at all, it’s a mild to moderate learning difficulty. The biggest problems, is awareness and understanding of the condition
Journey through the Nebula It’s just one giant memory test
I'm grateful both for the anonymous donation and for the film x
Thx for teaching me about dyspraxia because I have it
Found out I have this at 18... teachers back in school said I wasn’t consentrating enough
I would like to meet people who have dyspraxia because I have it in my country even psychiatrists have never encountered this problem I hope someone will contact
Anyone?
I Think You Are All Amazing!!!!!
I'm undiagnosed but considering my schools okay for this condition I have over 20 of the symptoms and signs and to me that needs attention not negatives.
I have dyspraxia.I was diagnosed with it when I was around 8 or 9 but I found out when I was 11
Females with Dyspraxia aren't spoken about much. It would be nice to see videos and vlogs about Dyspraxic females.
I am dyspraxia, but I don’t have issues with driving at all, but have real issues with short term memory
My father had taught me from a young age to ride ATVs. I struggled with it for some time, but eventually did it so much that I became competent at it. It became one of the only things, coordinationly speaking, that I got good at. It made me a lot better starting off as a driver at 16, and I still feel like a good driver. However, I have so many of the symptoms of dyspraxia and struggle with so much of the motor skills outside of a vehicle. To this day, in my mid-20's, I still have to consciously think about the way I walk, my stride/gait, because it always feels awkward. So, if you are a good driver, don't let that make you feel like your issue with dyspraxia isn't a real one. Just wanted to give my two cents since I felt the same way about my ability to drive.
I was born in the wrong country. I struggled learning a lot of things and took longer to learn to walk(at 2yo), tie shoes(in 4th grade) read(in 3rd grade), learn to ride a bike(10yo). I finally got a bachelors degree when I was 30yo, I learned to type on a keyboard at 28yo without looking down. In the U.S. to even get tested costs thousands if your an adult never diagnosed but from what I read in the U.K. you can get the test for free even as an adult. My other problem was my parents never got a diagnosis for my learning challenges because I think they felt guilty or maybe just in denial I struggled,
It is almost impossible for an adult to get a free diagnosis of dyspraxia in the U.K.
I had trouble tying my shoes until middle school and writing and I always felt like there was something wrong with me.
I did physio therapy but I never felt like much of anything was explained to be because everybody was so worried about wether I would succeed or fail academically . In fact the older I got the more pressure was put on me academically everything else it effects was forgotten about . It’s not the only thing but it’s certainly a contributing factor too feeling like a weirdo ./ not being good enough to measure up .
Honestly, came here from an interview for Star Trek.
My daughter was born early only started walking at 18 months only said daddy at 22 months and mimi (mommy) was at 25 months. She’s a bit different but we love her. Our biggest trouble in class is not with learning she’s very clever although I see my learning issues with her making mistakes when you start writing I hate pen writing. She is like top in her reading skills though if you listen and read with her you see she skips words though the flow is still good she doesn’t get confused like I do. I’ve started her typing her spelling homework it was painful for both of us but she is so much happier learning to type out her spelling homework. The school has picked up her writing speed but because she’s so smart they say it’s not dyslexia. Funny as they have her doing extra PE because her motor skills are poor. So how do I get my 6 year old help. Also she battles to keep her letters straight it could be that she’s a leftie. But her letters writing skills are hopeless we both get frustrated and I make mistakes so yeah I pulled out the laptop and have her typing her spellings she now enjoys typing her spelling and it’s way faster with less mind wondering. Homework is done faster.
omg i recognised Touchwood from the opening shot, that's where I'm from! that's such a weird coincidence!!
Am 22 and have struggled with dyspraxia my hole life especially with work
I'm nearly 24 and I also struggle with dyspraxia at work. So I understand where you're coming from.
@@imcracked4045 DO NOT MESS WITH A DYSPRAXIC PERSON ITS ACTUALLY SCUMMY A
@@imcracked4045 Do not mess with a person using all caps its actually scummy a
@@imcracked4045 lol I have more subs and no vid lolololololololololol
ikr it fucking sucks being that 5-8% living with this bullshit condition
Does dyspraxia cause problems with social interaction?
Tom Jardine. It certainly can do. I still have social issues, problems with voice volume and not knowing when to talk etc? But they do get better as you work at them.
Yes it's harder to start a conversation
Yes
Yes! Socialising is a big problem for Dyspraxics. Making friends and relationships are difficult.
Well I’m socially awkward and I can’t tell if it’s the dyspraxia or not
this is a great documentary, could I have your business email? I'm making a dyspraxia documentary of my own and would love to do a video interview with you :)
I find my dyspraxia "snowballs" when my husband points out my clumsiness. Every time he points it out, I get flustered and embarrassed and make more mistakes, which results in him swearing and yelling, which makes me humiliated and unable to think straight. Every time it happens, I feel like it's the end.
I have dispraxia and I use my knife and fork way different and I could only tie my shoes when I was ten
My special needs teacher ( I have alot special needs) always noticed some thing but until the age of 11 I wasn't diagnosed but she always knew I had something wrong with my coronation
You mean "co-ordination".
You're not coronated to be the monarch of the state ☺
But we know what you mean.
I have got dyspraxia too
My mum has always just said that I have dyspraxia and has never bothered to get me diagnosed because it didn't cause problems. I think it probably did for me though, as a little kid I always wondered if there was something wrong with me, like I was disabled and was just so unaware of myself I hadn't figured it out but everyone else had. I'm overly clumsy, forgetful, emotional and I recently learned I physically can't dance without looking really abnormal. Now I'm 17 should/could I look into seeing if I have dyspraxia (or something else, my dad and 2 sisters are autistic...?) and getting a diagnosis?
I think both my brother and I have dyspraxia. He eats very weirdly and holds mugs strangely. Both our handwriting is illegible no matter how much we work on it. When I eat I sometimes have trouble coordinating opening my mouth with when I move the fork into my mouth. Sometimes I forget to drop something Im carrying if I need to handle something else at the same time and I end up with full hands.
I only struggle with small motor function stuff though. I can very easily pick up on whole body movements, faster than most people. I also have good reflexes when it comes to catching or avoiding things. No idea :/
I apparently eat very loud
I have dyspraxia and i wouldent get rid of it if i could beachuse then i wouldent be me
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I was diagnosed at 8. Mt hand writing is awful, I talk too fast and too loud, and in America there is little or no support for dyspraxic children. I had to stop all of my therapies at school because aparently at 10 I should have been cured. I wish I had stuff likethis when I was in school. Starting college in the fall and my hand writing looks like an elemtry schooler's.
I talk far too quickly on the phone especially
I have this I thought I was alone
How many hours do you usually need to sleep to feel rested? I need nine hours of sleep.
Even though I cant go 5 minutes without injury people really do have it worse
I have dyspraxia I’m one of the highest and they have only diagnosed me last year but my mum has been trying to get me diagnosed since i was younger but they wouldn’t cause I could ride a bike but that took me so long and so much effort and I still can’t ride a bike properly ( I’m 13) and in school it’s really hard I get so frustrated and my behaviour goes down hill and I just get moaned at all the time cause I struggle in primary I had to do something called beam and I still find it hard to stand on one foot and my teachers get annoyed cause I can’t stand or sit still and it is so annoying
My son is early birth , i believe ,this is a reason of it.
damn its so strange seeing someone mention everything you do that is different to others
I have diganosed dyspraxia since I was 4 now I'm ten ITS HELL
I kinda felt like I never tried I didn’t even revise for my exams at all
Do people have dyspraxia in varying degrees like 1-10 like one being very mild & 10 being full on
I ask because I’m a driving instructor about to start teaching a lad “18” to drive
Iv be doing this job for 35 years and taught all sorts of people with different disabilities.
Regards Martyn