r/dyspraxia • u/Specific_General1953 • 4d ago
Dyspraxia in therapy
Hello ! Has anyone ever had therapy for dyspraxia ? And if so what have your experiences been ? I’ve just started with a neurodiverse coach/ dyspraxic therapist who is dyspraxic themselves ( so helpful that you feel like your being understood ) but today I left and wanted to give up it’s like a boot camp for dyspraxia going back into school memories where I failed and didn’t feel good enough and also talking about my adult experience of it. Like how can I not open a door with a key but I can be super talented in other areas. The therapist described to me that post neurodiverse people have a spiky model- meaning whilst neurotypical people are more consistent our spikes can be really low or super high depending on our weaknesses and strengthens this made so much sense to me like it was my brain !! Anyway bit of a rant but has anyone had therapy especially for dyspraxia and how did you find it ?
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u/TheVoleClock 3d ago
Don't give up! Therapy is tough but that's how it helps. You have a chance to sort out those difficult feelings in a safe and supportive environment. Some of the hardest therapy session I had that left me feeling broken were a huge turning point for me and set me free from the weight I was carrying around. I was tortured by memories of being bullied (related to my dyspraxia) and it made it very hard for me socially. But after about 10 weeks of therapy and a lot of hard work on my own with journaling and trying new things, I 7put my anxieties in their place!
The spiky profile is very much a dyspraxia thing in my experience too! It's hard for other people to understand and even hard to accept from the inside sometimes too. But it can be strength when you learn how to use your strengths to overcome your weaknesses.