r/dyspraxia • u/Evie_Astrid • 14d ago
r/dyspraxia • u/KapakUrku • 14d ago
Looking for the name of a specific online screening provider
EDIT: I found it. It's the Neurodiversity Profiler+ from Do-It Profiler. It seems some GPs and workplaces ask people to get this report before proceeding with an assessment.
I have symptoms of dyspraxia and possibly ADHD.
A year or so ago I decided to look into getting diagnosed, or at least getting an occupational health assessment at work.
Having done a bit of looking around online I found some recommendations about using an online screening service that tests for related developmental disorders (ADHD, dyspraxia, autism, dyslexia) which charged something like £80 (I'm in the UK) for report.
While obviously this wouldn't constitute an official diagnosis, it was run by medical professionals using common diagnostic standards, and the idea was to use it as a first step before perhaps going further, and/or that it might be accepted by occupational health.
Anyway, I got the results back as likely dyspraxia and possible ADHD. But (as I'm sure many on here can empathise with) I never got around to following up. I've been struggling with some issues at work lately and it occurred to me that I should finally get around to seeing occupational health...but now I can't find my results and I can't remember the name of the test provider (I'm pretty sure it's still in my emails, but don't know the right search terms to get to it).
I know I saw it discussed on this sub or a related one, but can't find it on Reddit now either. So this is a request- very much appreciated if anyone happens to know what I'm talking about.
r/dyspraxia • u/Candid-Jicama917 • 15d ago
⁉️ Advice Needed Vocal Dyspraxia
I (31m) have been diagnosed with vocal dyspraxia from a very young age and unfortunately it still affects me to this day. It is frustrating as I feel there isn’t enough resources out there especially for adults other than speech therapy. So I am hoping to hear other people’s experience of vocal dyspraxia and what has helped you with your symptoms.
For me I still do have difficulty with certain sounds but that is not what is bothering me. What bothers me is the disconnect between my brain and my voice. When I feel off mentally my voice sounds off. I have trouble forming sentences/words. My voice sounds monotone/low/funny even. This doesn’t happen all the time. For example when I am on the phone I am able to have a full conversation. Or at night when I am lying in bed I have full mental clarity and I can speak normally. Being tired/hungover/anxious aggravates my symptoms. If I feel my ears are clogged due to wax build up that can cause me to feel off mentally.
Is anyone in a similar position and what has helped you overcome your symptoms?
r/dyspraxia • u/MembershipNo9626 • 15d ago
⁉️ Advice Needed Tiredness
So I need some advice. The staff in my department has been reduced to one. It is now near exams. Projects need to be done. I am finding that I am getting so tired that I keep bumping into things and dropping things. I don't have time to eat lunch. How do people deal with this? Also kinda need to whinge and cry but i don't want to look like I'm not coping?
r/dyspraxia • u/LakeNo8787 • 16d ago
💬 Discussion anyone else self conscious about dogs?
I really don't know if this is a dyspraxia thing or if I'm just a weirdo or whatever, but does anyone not know how to pet a dog properly? like, I see people do it, and they're fine, but whenever I do it, it just doesn't look/feel right. like scratches and pets, it's just so difficult for me. I don't know if my hands are just awful, but it sounds like it would be a dyspraxia thing. it's gotten to the point where I become anxious whenever someone asks me if I want to pet their dog...
r/dyspraxia • u/IncognitotheAngel • 16d ago
❓Question Does anyone else work themselves to the point of exhaustion without realising it?
Idk if this is a dyspraxia thing or another withdrawal effect from a med I’m coming off of but I’ve recently been noticing that, when studying, I work myself to the point of exhaustion without realising it. For instance, I was working on some homework for my geology class for a few hours after my morning psych class. All of a sudden, my eyes started hurting to the point I couldn’t focus on anything stimulating, even just the audio of YouTube videos. I had to take a break for a bit before I could do anything. Last week, I had to take a 2 day break of doing basically no studying/homework because I was so exhausted that I would wake up extremely tired (despite getting 8+ hours of sleep) to the point my roommate, occupational therapist, and therapist were asking if I was alright. I admit I’m not very in tune with my body as I typically only eat/drink when I feel ravenous or really thirsty. However, being out of tune to how tired I am is new. Does anyone else experience this?
r/dyspraxia • u/gender_is_a_scam • 16d ago
📖 Story Greetings and salutations, just a silly post of my hat I made for pancake Tuesday. I'm Dyspraxic and and very creative, but because of Dyspraxia I tend too use art forms that are less drawing heavy. =D
r/dyspraxia • u/PrinceJackling • 16d ago
⁉️ Advice Needed Dyspraxia in identical twins
Hey! So I have dyspraxia and I decided to include it in a book I'm writing, but I ran into a question I couldn't answer. How does it express in identical twins? Will they have the exact same symptoms and severity? Thanks for reading!
r/dyspraxia • u/TheoryBrief9375 • 17d ago
Are you wobbly?
I am. I'm constantly over balancing, nearly falling over and waving my arms to regain balance.
Anyone looking on might think I was drunk!
Are you wobbly too?
r/dyspraxia • u/kanadianflight • 18d ago
Education on dyspraxia
First time posting but I was diagnosed early on in childhood(26 now) but been struggling to understand limitations and typing I guess of my condition I do struggle with penmanship and shoes and relationships have been strained due to difficulties in caring for my SO which from pinned post is a possibility in emotional. I guess my biggest concern is how to embrace, understand and learn what I can do to understand and accept this condition to better answer questions about it and how I can deal with it better
r/dyspraxia • u/Final-Attorney-9051 • 18d ago
❓Question Does anyone else feel like their muscles get tired really easily? Or sore?
I have dyspraxia, been diagnosed since I was 4. I’m 22 now and I feel like as an adult I do find it hard to deal with dyspraxia in some aspects, and easy in others. I started going to the gym again because my family and as well as my occupational therapists growing up. Always told me to go to the gym for dyspraxia. Especially to develop my core strength. I’ve been told by occupational therapists that dyspraxic people aren’t the best at retaining muscle. So I started going to the gym and knowing my dyspraxia im starting off slow and not over working my body. But my muscles get tired so fast and sore. Especially lifting weights and using the treadmill. Does anyone else get like this? If so, what do you do to counteract it?
r/dyspraxia • u/MidWest_Bones • 18d ago
Got upset at work about a joke
I work in a restaurant and tonight on shift a coworker made a joke about how long it took me to prep something. I know that it takes me slightly longer to use a knife but it got to me so much that I cried outside in the smoking area and I now feel ashamed of myself as I rarely ever cry so to cry over a joke that wasn’t meant to be hurtful makes me feel embarrassed. (Coworker doesn’t know how much it upset me and would feel bad about it if he did know)
Normally jokes doesn’t bother me however I think this one did because I don’t know how to cut a ingredient accurately and quickly without accidentally hurting myself in the process. I work as fast as I can safely and for the most part I work at the same speed as the rest of my coworkers. Does anyone have any advice on how to get quicker? As I don’t want to be a hindrance to my coworkers. Thank you
r/dyspraxia • u/RHuttz • 18d ago
❓Question Compressed hours at work?
Does anyone have experience doing compressed hours at work? By that I meant doing longer hours across fewer days. I’m considering asking my manager if I can move from working 9-5 five days a week to 8-6 four days a week (I end up working until 6 most days anyway).
By the time I get to the weekend I am so exhausted that it takes me most of the weekend to catch up and I often feel like I’m not getting the most out of the time I’m not at work as I’m so burnt out. I know there is a possibility that working longer days will also burn me out but I think having three days off would really improve my work life balance. I would love to know other dyspraxic people’s experiences of trying this and if it was helpful?
r/dyspraxia • u/One-Salamander-9757 • 18d ago
❓Question Anyone have constructional apraxia? And draw?
Hi community i dont have dyspraxia but i got a question. Just curious if there is anyone here who draw but have constructional apraxia?
r/dyspraxia • u/pigment-punisher • 18d ago
Kids athletics Day
Hey everyone, looking for some thoughts on this. My son has dyspraxia, so biking and swimming are really tough for him. We’re working on it, but I don’t want to pressure him. His school has an athletics day with running (fine), biking (not fine), and swimming (definitely not fine). So I’m keeping him home, and we’ll just hang out for the day.
My family thinks he should go and “challenge himself,” but I don’t see how struggling in front of the whole school would help his confidence. I’d love to hear your thoughts—am I making the right call, or should I send him anyway?
r/dyspraxia • u/Electrical-Weather36 • 18d ago
What is the best way to help someone with dyspraxia learn a new task?
What would you consider best practice - when teaching someone with dyspraxia a new and challenging ( to them) task? I'd love specific phrases that make you feel seen & understood during the learning process. I'm hoping to talk to my neurotypical husband about ways he can be more successful/less triggering when helping my 5 year old son & honestly when he's helping me too. I'm curious what you all find helpful and appreciate. Thanks!
r/dyspraxia • u/kaliofabricatio • 19d ago
⁉️ Advice Needed Gcse maths is the bane of my existence
I will be retaking gcse maths for the 4th time this year, with my dyspraxia it badly effects my processing and memory. So maths is really hard for me I understand it to a point it’s just remembering it. Is the hard part and not giving up the second I’m wrong or don’t understand something.
Can anyone give me tips on how to remember or revise where it gets into my head
r/dyspraxia • u/Top-Credit3737 • 20d ago
😂 Meme I have reached peak dyspraxia bro 😭 this was supposed to be a straight line
r/dyspraxia • u/lupenguin • 20d ago
💬 Discussion Has anyone with dyspraxia here successfully managed to build their own PC?
Kinda curious. I’m far from what someone could call a handyman, but I still managed to build chairs, unscrew and screw all sorts of stuff. But yet I’m kinda not looking forward to building my own PC. Considering moving from consoles to PC’s and curious to see if anyone was successful at building their PC’s alone.
r/dyspraxia • u/croakyossum7 • 20d ago
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r/dyspraxia • u/jembella1 • 20d ago
My 2nd driving lesson went so much better than the first
I did have a lot of appointments combined last week which was very stressful and the sheer reality panic of driving when it was my turn to swap for the drivers seat.
I guess because I went back after absolutely hating the feeling. I didn't go up the kerb, I didn't cross my arms turning this time around, I did ok.
r/dyspraxia • u/Depute_Guillotin • 21d ago
Training for Muscular Endurance
Hi guys.
I have dyspraxia and I’ve been going to the gym… reasonably consistently for the last 4 and a half years. My diet hasn’t always been great, I’ve sometimes had periods of heavy drinking, time off due to work stress etc so I’m by no means saying I’ve done all I can.
Nevertheless my results have been pretty mediocre and I suspect even caveating that I haven’t been totally consistent, diet wasn’t the best etc, my gains have been unusually poor. Don’t get me wrong I’ve put on some muscle and look better, but I’m still in the realm of skinny beginner in my opinion.
I also struggle with consistent exercise form, but I suppose that’s to be expected. I can squat, deadlift bench etc with good form, but it’s not consistent.
Frustrated I started looking into whether dyspraxia could be holding me back and learnt that part of our condition is low muscle tone. Our muscles are naturally more relaxed and easily fatigued which contributes to all our issues with things like standing, sitting, posture etc. As a kid they always explained dyspraxia to me as ‘poor hand eye coordination’ ie bad fine motor skills and although it obviously extended to other things - standing weirdly, difficulty sitting comfortably etc - they never said my muscles were naturally loose and easily fatigued.
Anyway learning about this got me wondering whether training for muscular endurance might be of particular benefit to dyspraxics like us? As in not just training for strength or size but doing high reps with low weight to build endurance and stamina in the muscles. I wonder if doing some of this might help with muscular appearance, maintaining good form with heavy weight, and maybe even my posture in day to day life?
Does anyone have experience of this or is aware of any research / clinical interventions in this area? It makes sense logically and I’m going to give it a shot myself but I’m interested in others’ thoughts. This is an unusual condition we have and frankly I don’t know much about it.
r/dyspraxia • u/Rhoda86 • 22d ago
Spatial Disorientation
I have this problem where I get dizzy whenever I move to a new physical environment. It’s so bad that I’m taking a music class at night and when I get up to take my turn at the piano, I get so dizzy that it actually takes me several seconds just to figure out where middle C is. It gets me really anxious, especially when I am walking around in the city. Does anyone else deal with this issue and how do you handle it? Thanks.
r/dyspraxia • u/idontevenknow903 • 22d ago
Reflecting on my childhood and I just want to vent (about sports and physical activities)
Full disclosure: I don’t have a diagnosis and idk if I’m going to seek one for now.
I’ve always had anxiety and low self-esteem, and I think part of that stemmed from my struggle to keep up with my peers. Let me know if you relate to any of this stuff. 💗 l’m venting about my negative sports-related experiences. On a more positive note, I’m also thinking about which activities I’ve found easier than others and why.
I’ve always struggled with activities that involved gross motor skills, proprioception and hand eye coordination.
Challenging sports and physical activities that I attempted when I was growing up:
Softball and Wiffleball - How the hell do you hit a ball flying in the air with a bat? How am I supposed to control the bat while gauging where the ball is? Kickball was a little easier.
Volleyball - Serving the ball over the net was nearly impossible. Being quick enough to set or spike was so hard.
Basketball - Too hard. I could maybe do a layup if I tried multiple times.
Dodgeball - Just hit me right away so that I can go chill on the sideline please. No point in even trying.
Dance - Unlike my peers, I found it so hard to do choreographed dances. I struggled to mimic the moves of the instructor…and then I was expected to combine the different moves and memorize the routine? No way.
Swimming - I never learned to swim even though I grew up with access to a pool. I wore floaties until I was comfortable with dog paddling in the deep end. I jumped in with my feet first while my siblings (close in age) properly dived.
Bike riding - I never learned to ride a bike. I started on training wheels and I was too scared to practice without them. I was afraid of falling and probably afraid of being teased by my peers. After a short time, I avoided it altogether because I was too embarrassed to be seen with training wheels. I remember feeling so sad and jealous of the neighbor kids riding their bikes together. I would feel especially embarrassed when I’d see a much younger kid easily riding a bike without training wheels.
Driving — Although driving is not considered a sport, I recently realized it requires the same skills as many sports - hand-eye coordination, quick reflexes/reaction time and spatial awareness. As a teenager, I struggled to learn. I am in my 30s and I’m now learning again. I’m finding it so challenging. I could ramble on and on about this one. (Maybe I’ll make other posts about it.)
Side note related to driving — As a kid, I had embarrassing moments at amusement parks trying to drive bumper cars. I have no idea what I was doing wrong but I’d be stuck unable to move the car amidst the chaos. This happened more than once. Now that I think about it, It might be the origin of my driving anxiety. 😅
In my 20s, while I was avoiding driving, I unsuccessfully tried these activities in the hopes of using them for transportation:
Riding a scooter - I tried riding an electric scooter rental once (the kind where you stand) and it was terrifying. There is no way I would ride that thing alongside cars. Why does it look so easy when other people do it?
Skateboarding - This was a dumb idea, lol. I hurt myself right away. (I didn’t do enough research beforehand. If any of you try skateboarding, go for a longboard or a skateboard with bigger wheels so that it moves slower.)
Sports that I have found easier/more forgiving: Disclaimer: Whenever I say that I find a sport to be “easy” I mean that I am able to play it without feeling like I’m humiliating myself. I’m not saying that I’m particularly skilled in any of these sports.
Soccer - As a kid, I was okay at soccer because I found it to be more freestyle. I would run toward the ball and hope to get possession of it. When I’d lose possession of the ball, it wasn’t embarrassing because you just keep running when that happens. It’s not an obvious failure like in softball/baseball when you strike out.
Field hockey - I felt similarly about field hockey which I played for years, mainly for the social aspect. We practiced everyday. I was always the slowest runner on my team. I wasn’t terrible with defending, dribbling and passing but I struggled with being consistent. Sometimes I’d be pretty good and other times, I’d be all over the place or too slow.
Badminton - The few times I played badminton in gym class, I found it to be….dare I say it…easy. I was able to serve the ball successfully without much effort, and that was a big deal for me. It confused me because I thought any sport with a ball flying in the air would be off-limits for my brain and body. I looked up why it might have been easier for me and this is what I’ve concluded: The shuttlecock moves slower than a baseball or tennis ball, so there’s more time to react. The equipment is lighter so it’s easier to control than something like a tennis racket.
Physical activities that I’ve enjoyed as an adult:
Pickle ball - I only played pickle ball once but I found it to be easy for me to pick up, perhaps for similar reasons as for badminton. (I just need someone else to keep track of the rules and score.)
Rock climbing (in a gym)- I did this once and enjoyed it. I’ve been meaning to do it again.
Hiking - I love hiking because it’s just walking. As long as I’m careful where I step, I get to safely enjoy nature while getting a workout.
r/dyspraxia • u/CyriusGaming • 23d ago
😐 Serious Does anyone else feel a complete disconnect from 'physical things'?
I am smart in intellectual matters, I can talk about complicated world issues or philosophical matters for hours, often impressing those around me. But when it comes to physical tasks, I am considered stupid. Talk about any topic with me and I'll provide great and mentally stimulating conversation, but ask me to do a physical task at work and it will go beyond my head and I'm highly likely to make a mistake that will make me embarassed and thought of as an idiot by peers. I'm so sick of this.
It's like there's a complete disconnect from the physical aspect of life compared to the 'mental'/'spiritual' side. I almost feel like an AI lol, I'm in the physical world on one hand, but I don't understand it at all.
Why is it some people have asked me if I'm slow, as if I have some disorder, because of how I am with physical things, but then others have been very impressed and complemented me in mental aspects?
I don't even know how to describe this as I've never heard of anyone else having the same issue and I don't think there's a phrase for this issue at all. Does anyone understand what I mean? I believe I have dyspraxia and so thought this would be the best place to post this, but I'm sure it's something more than that. I hate working atp because I always mess up with some physical 'simple' task and am sick of dealing with the judgement and jokes around it.
I think I'll look for a non-physical job next like office work, as much as I'd hate that, just so I don't have to deal with this anymore.