Dyspraxia (also Developmental Coordination Disorder) is a neurological disorder throughout the brain that results in life-long impaired motor, memory, judgment, processing, and other cognitive skills. Dyspraxia also impacts the immune and central nervous systems. Each person’s experience with Dyspraxia is different.
Signs of Dyspraxia:
Gross motor challenges
Fine motor challenges
Speech and language challenges
Difficulty with eye movements
Perception: hyper or hypo
Difficulty with organizing and planning, poor working memory, poor sequencing, difficulty with attention
Relationships and emotional challenges
Types of Dyspraxia:
Verbal (oromotor) dyspraxia – this affects speech
Constructional dyspraxia – this affects spatial relations understanding
Ideational dyspraxia – this affects the ability to perform coordinated movements in a sequence
Ideomotor dyspraxia – this affects organizing single-step tasks
Gifts for Dyspraxia:
Determination/Resilience
Have a good long term memory
Enthusiastic and passionate about interests
Have an appreciation for what others take for granted
Empathic towards others who are struggling
Good sense of humor
Think outside of the box
Observant of details
Quirky and unique
Resources Videos:
Resources Websites:
University of Maryland – Dyspraxia page
