Dyspraxia
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 8. 07. 2021
- Dyspraxia or DCD (developmental coordination disorder) is a type of neurodivergence commonly associated with clumsiness and difficulty with motor tasks.
In this video I'm explaining what dyspraxia is, what causes it, the diagnostic criteria for dyspraxia and some tips for improving your motor skills.
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Hi I'm Purple Ella and my family is an autism family with three out of five of us on the autistic spectrum. I also have ADHD and connective tissue disorder (hypermobile Ehlers-danlos syndrome). So life can be a challenge but also a lot of fun.
finding out this exists after struggling with tying shoes, riding bike, writing etc. my entire childhood, is a weird kind of relief and upset that noone picked up on it.
I was so frustrated learning to read, tie my shoes, ride a bike and do things that most kids my age were doing so easily I was bullied a lot. Almost ended my life as a teen.
I am so sorry to hear that
On my teacher training course, we were tasked with creating a leaflet on a disorder and my group got dyspraxia. Iâve already been diagnosed with ADHD and I remember my specialist did mention she thinks I could also have dyspraxia. I never really looked in to it until now and boy, I think she was on to something!
Loved the dyspraxia content! I'm diagnosed with it (as well as ADHD and autism) and I love hearing about other people's experiences with it
Great video Ella! I'm 33 and have pretty severe dyspraxia. Had alot of physio as a child but still effects me every day. What I find difficult is it's not something people really understand or know about so make alot of assumptions about me at times.. thank you soooo much for your video!
Great vid as always! I know I have dyspraxia but at 40 with other stuff going on (late diagnosed Autism, late diagnosed EDS etc) at this point in my life I'm going to carry on undiagnosed. I have my ADHD assessment this Sunday đ€đ€
The Adult ADHD service through NHS is a Complete Joke!!
This is a very good video. My daughter was diagnosed with dyspraxia by her OT in kindergarten. Due to the lack of knowledge of this in the US, most teachers wonât help or support. I have done so much research and advocating for her.
Thanks for this video. My son finds it really hard to do things that the kids are expected to learn easily. Which ultimately as an adult donât really matter as u can just modify those things - like not riding a bike or playing sports that require high coordination or using lace less shoes!but being a kid is hard with school making things harder sometimes!
I walked like a farmer on freshly plowed ground at 4, my mother said. So she put me in ballet. Loved your comments on that.
I have dispraxia, and a lot of things that you said happened to me. It took me about 3 years to learn how to ride a bike, I was older than usual when I figured it out. I was also in speech therapy for a while as a child, because I simply couldnât learn to talk right. I can understand the words, I just stutter and have trouble talking without messing up. This still happens, and itâs hard for me to talk sometimes when Iâm stressed, because I stutter every few seconds, and also mess up what Iâm saying, or accidentally say something completely different. I also do fencing, and in practice, we do something called ladder drills, we basically lay down a ladder and run through it using specific patterns. A lot of the time, when I end up doing it wrong, and someone tries to tell me how to do it right, my brain just canât convey the information to my legs, and I end up messing up because of it, and I often canât take in too much information at once.
Iâm undiagnosed but see the ADHD as the âmotherâ condition in my case.
Anyway, I set up a support group for dyspraxia. Itâs been do successful - people are falling over themselves to join đ€Ș
Exactly. ADHD is the disorder that whenever I hear about another disorder I think âIt must just be my adhdâ and I might even have much more disorders than Iâve tested for. Or Iâm just overreacting and itâs just my adhd.
Same. But I also don't want to get diagnosed. I feel like it will take a toll on my confidence and I will become dependent on the diagnosis and stop working hard
i appreciate that pun so much
Not diagnosed but I think the description of wearing an oven mitt to me is the best description when it comes to autism and coordination issues. I tried to be a flight attendant and the fact that it takes me twice as long I couldn't handle an emergency. Same issue stocking shelves at Walmart I was unable to complete the work because of the time it took me.
Now I work for a bank answering đ
Ditto that. I thought I was retarded.
But I grew up to become a state investigator.
Another person described it as "my fingers are all little baby snakes and its hard to get them to coordinate together"
@@maryhubbart4940so how did u help urself then? iâm struggling. i really thought I was incompetent all my life but everyone neglected it
I got a Brain Injury from over forty years ago. I was told twenty odd years ago that I could be dyspraxic.
So many impairments you mention are problems I have on a daily basis.
You are inspirationalđ thanks
I just learned of dyspraxia and some of the symptoms sort of align with me, so thank you for the video:))
Some examples include- poor balance (I still have trouble with bike riding and refuse to ride bikes, canât ice skate or roller skate, etc.), messy hand writing that sometimes I canât read, Iâve definitely had moments a lot where Iâve been clumsy sometimes even skipping steps and almost falling, and probably a few other things that I canât put to words at the moment.
I was diagnosed when I was 9 and since then Iâve had so many problems going through school and now uni that I couldnât understand. As I was diagnosed young and didnât get much information on the effects other than being clumsy. Thank you so so much
Hi Keef, sounds very similar to me I was diagnosed around 7. Still effects me daily, its difficult as not something people really know about or understand so make alot of assumptions. I find meditation helps me alot with the anxiety side of things. Love and light from one dyspraxic to another
I found getting a private assessment through a specialist OT from Dyspraxia UK to be extremely helpful- extremely detailed recommendations given. Sadly such detailed profiling is not available on the NHS. There are also dyspraxia support groups.
I have dyspraxia symptoms as a 57 year old but I have not been diagnosed as in the 1960's it would contributed to my epilepsy. I have many problems in my life with fine motor skills such as make up, I never learned how to ride a bicycle, etc. It is harder now to get an appointment with a GP. I have a letter that I wrote (typed) with my help of my BATIAS support worker. I also have undiagnosed dyslexia which I have a form to complete to get funding for my dyslexia diagnosis which affects me a lot in my day to day life.
i have this thanks for telling me more it tells me that all my problems are from this
When I was in high school I was literally failing PE. They put me in study hall so I could have a GPA high enough to graduate.
I'm undiagnosed, but I have all the criteria including the verbal difficulties. I found this greatly helpful. Considering the trauma the autism specialist did to me (I'm guessing because I was in middle age, but I don't know) I'm not going to seek a formal diagnosis for dispraxia.
My 11yo got formally diagnosed with DCD and ADHD a few yrs back and currently attending therapy - the most challenging part of the condition/s was the severe anxiety she got at school due to the difficulty reaching milestones like other kids (academically speaking)
This is so refreshing, I believe myself and my 5-year-old have dyspraxia so nice to hear your experience. now having a kid and getting close to 40. I feel like I'm finally figuring some s*** out. Thank you for your videos đ
im so glad i found so many other dyspraxic people all of the people who i used to be friends with bullied me when i was diagnosed
I have ADHD. Not autism. But I think I have dyspraxia. Mainly with directions. I SUCK at directions. I have, for example, no ability to go out without my Google maps as even local grocery stores are difficult to go to with my directional difficulty. As well as having been called clumsy my whole life because I am accident prone. This MIGHT answer, especially, my directional difficulty. :0
I love the calming fish in the background of some of the clips.
iâve been looking into the possibility of me having dyspraxia lately, i think itâs highly likely given that iâm autistic and have adhd. it look me way longer than other kids to learn how to tie my shoes and ride a bike, and even today i usually leave my shoes tied and slip them on because it takes a while for me to tie them. my handwriting is horrible and it takes me a long time to write things down. iâm extremely clumsy and very often i trip over nothing and end up dropping things, if me and a group of people have to do a task that requires motor skills iâll usually be the one who either takes s long time or messes it up, itâs incredibly frustrating and embarrassing and iâve been wondering what the hell is wrong will me up until this point.
Thanks for the informative video! đ„°
Thank you for discussing this subject and for sharing the actual DSM-5 diagnostic criteria! I couldn't find them anywhere on the internet, which is ironic because I'm in the US, and the DSM is developed by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). (I'd have to actually buy the manual myself to find out.) Another ironic thing is that it's generally more difficult to find professionals who do dyspraxia/DCD evaluations here in the US. It's frustrating. There's less awareness of dyspraxia/DCD here, and most other sources that provide information on it are based in the UK and a few other English-speaking countries. I have ADHD (finally diagnosed early last month at 45), and since having neurodevelopmental condition(s) is a package deal type of thing (if you have one condition, it's likely that you also have other conditions), I'm sure I also have dyspraxia because I believe I meet the diagnostic criteria, though, of course, only professionals can determine that I have it. Aside from executive dysfunction, I've always had motor coordination issues, which have caused difficulties all my life, especially at school and work. I had to submit paperwork for work accommodations. (I believe they're called adjustments in the UK.) I only mentioned ADHD in the paperwork since it's one of the recognized conditions in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Plus, ADHD and dyspraxia have motor coordination issues as overlapping symptoms. My case for requesting accommodations would be stronger if I also had a formal dyspraxia diagnosis. My day job requires mostly gross and fine manipulation skills, information processing speed, concentration/focus, and spatial awareness, which cause me to struggle.
I believe I also have dyscalculia and would love to be evaluated for that, but since my daily tasks (including work) don't require advanced math skills and I'm not in school, I can probably hold off on getting evaluated.
Now I have suspicions
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I have dyspraxia! Great video!
I love your t-shirt!!! đ
My dyspraxia has as much, if not more impact on my daily life. Using putty to help me try to improve my grip strength. I know every day I'm going to get spill something, break something, get injured, etc. and just have to try to face it with humor. I have very heavy furniture, so I don't break it. I have to wear shoes all the time, because I will stub or break a toe.
some days are worse for me in terms of coordination. my last job was in a tire factory, with a strict no-dĆug policy. i learned that if you fell or hurt yourself, especially if you had to receive medical care, they tended to drug test you. i was always running into things, hitting my shins, losing my balance while just standing, struggling to make my fingers cooperate, etc. my boss would constantly ask me if i was under the influence, and i was always exhuasted having to explain that, "i'm completely sober, just very tired and sore so it's harder to pilot my meat suit."
i didn't even know there was a word for my condition until today, but i've always struggled with being extremely uncoordinated. things have gotten less severe as i've gotten older, i think because i like to do hobbies that push me like playing piano, crocheting, doing cross-stitch, riding a bicycle, roller skating, etc. but ask me to walk in a straight line after i've been awake for 2 days while carrying a heavy tire? not gonna happen. my handwriting has improved a lot over the years but it's still pretty inconsistent, especially since i barely write anymore.
I couldn't stop thinking, well how does she tie her shoes? I tie mine differently from everyone as well but what is other ways you all do it?
My way around it is to only wear velcro or slip on shoes. Avoids the issue altogether đ .
Organisational skills for yards because I was told I never graduate highschool. BA in Philosophy. I worked hard at time & task as a kid & modern tech makes it seamless as an adult
Gotta love the neutron in the thumbnail :)
Still hoping to get an autism assessment one day...while at the same time stongly suspecting I might have dyspraxia too. My mother has said she has noticed motor discoordination in me ever since she can remember. She says I can't throw a ball within the "typical" trajectory someone would. Among many other curious facts, I can never tell if I'm left-handed or ambidexterous: for example I write using my left hand and use the fork with it aswell, but I only use scissors or keys with the right hand. I also have trouble driving and figuring out how far the car is from the curb or any other object
Unfortunately I wasn't diagnosed with Dyspraxia as a child, as an adult I was recently told I'll have to go private to get a diagnosis of adult Dyspraxia.
Cool video
Would this possibly be why I find it hard to organise my thoughts and then when I eventually do struggle get the words I want to say out? Or is that more to do with thought processing disorder?
I used to have a really bad speech impediment, people used to ask me what country I was from even though I was born here.
I had a teacher mention speech impediment too which my parents wrote off as her not understanding my slightly different accent. Denial much?
Hi Ella! I've always wondered if I had ADHD, Autism or Dyspraxia. I've never had an official diagnosis as a child or adult.
that t-shirt is sooo cute
I'm 23 and I belive I have that. Somehow my whole life I felt pff ,like sometho g is enternaly wrong with me
Hiya Ella, what it is If I became a member of the purple people, can I watch your bonus videos on my regular television of would it have to be on a laptop? I use the computers in the local library
As far as I know you can watch them on TV but Iâm not entirely sure sorry.
Omg I'm 36 now and I always get slip-ons or Velcro my mum put me in many dance style classes and my dad used to cut up my meal anytime it involved a steak knife because they didn't trust how unco I was đ I was never diagnosed thought
Do you have a tendency to move a bit when talking and have stimming sort of behavior when visually stimulated or daydreaming?
Hi, does anyone have any tips on learning how to ride a bike? Iâm a 25 year old woman with dyspraxia and adhd, sadly I canât swim, canât ride a bike, canât drive :((.
Hey there! I don't have one myself, but adult tricycles are something that I have seen a lot more of in recent years (they don't look like little kid tricycles, I promise). I'd bet starting on that would be a good way to get the peddling motion down without having to worry about balancing. If you still wanted to learn to ride bicycles, then you would have some of the skills down already, so hopefully it would be manageable to learn. Hope this helps!
Canât help but I wanted to just tell you youâre not alone Iâm 32 and canât ride a bike and the only reason I can swim is I live in Florida and my parents pushed me till I learned I used to swallow water to make myself throw up because I felt like i was never going to get it my parents threw my favorite toys in the pool and made me swim after them in freezing cold water yes I remember cause it was a bit traumatizing but hey I guess Iâm a decent swimmer now Iâm wouldnât say Iâm anywhere near perfect but I get by đđ
Happy Dyspraxia Awareness Week!
can one have dyspraxia and have really great dexterity? sounds contradictory, but my hands are very nimble, and have quick reflexes, i take pride in my hand writing, and i can dance - yet, i drop things all the time, and i remember things just falling or jumping out of my (typically shaky) hands from a very young age. as well as bumping into things (literally bouncing off of walls lol) and struggling with choreography. i also have been speaking from a very young age but i have been saying since i was a teenager that i have speaklexia (had no knowledge of dyspraxia until recently). a lot of these things i feel i have put a lot of focus on my whole life - maybe i was trying to compensate the whole time?
I have mild cerebral palsy and mild dyspraxia and have very very good hand writing. Disabilities and being neurodiverse is very much on a spectrum or different for everyone. I don't have all the symptom associated with either, but enough of them. I struggle with choreography, remembering instructions, memory, sometimes I can't remember words that I want to say, directions, driving a car and I am a little clumsier so to speak. I have really good spatial awareness, and ability to judge distances and such when I'm not moving.
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
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What age were you diagnosed with dyspraxia ? I received a diagnosis aged 33.
I spoke to my doctor: he referred me to a physio who said I have it, but it's NOT. a diagnoatic service. I now have to try to get another docs appointment to try to get a second assessment this time for a diagnosis.
How many hours do you usually need to sleep to feel rested? I need nine hours of sleep.
Ohhhhhhhh.... I thought I was just kind of dumb, knocking into things and stumbling over myself constantly.... I'm great with my hands, but my balance and coordination sucks.
I have good rhythm but could never understand why i could never learn dance moves. I was clumsy with a knife and fork, pen/pencil, walking, swinging my arms when i walk, knocking things over, scruffy writing etc. Some still to this day. I was very athletic though but in walking im terrible. I have autism so thats probably why in my case as well.
I cant believe someone else used the cheat way of tying shoe laces too đ thought it was just me.
May I please get the references you have used to make this video đ
I have dyspraxia, adhd and ocd
Hello twin đ
I adore your t-shirt!
She is beautiful
@Purple Ella, development in sexual department although must have been way ahead of the peers !
I was clumsy as a child
This whole time I thought I was just unusually awful at talking and moving.
the gym helped me alot. you will fail and you will look weird, or at least i did. if free weight is too difficult at first, try the machine first. keep improving form and it will help substantially. if you have the luxury try going at night when there less people and you wont feel as uncomfortable.
My daughter wonder girl???? đ
I still donât get how they diagnose dyspraxia instead of ADHD it sounds so much like ADHD and ASD the difference with ADHD and ASD is the social experiences and the reasons of the actions. Dyspraxia looks so much like ADHD I just canât tell the difference
I cannot ride a bike. Thank you