What is Dyspraxia Apraxia
The Dyspraxia Foundation describes developmental dyspraxia as "an impairment or immaturity of the organisation of movement. It is an immaturity of the way the brain processes infor...
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my son has always been a little different from all his friends, but i could never put my finger on it. he was diagnosed with dyspraxia when he was about 9. matthew is of very high intelligence, his readin as a infant was outstandin. matt has the highly emotional and balance and co. ordination side of dyspraxia.he was bullied all through juniors and chose a diff high school where no one knew him .he saw this as a fresh start.its gcse time and were havin real problems.theres 2 much 4 him to cope with,he struggles with hand writing and keepin up, struggles with basic instructions and niose levels.hes very depressed at the moment.he changed groups in school, our family split up and we moved address, i have cancer and renal failure.i feel hes not had the support in school that he deserves. hes not seen any one proffesionally since he was 11. i dont know wot to do to help him. any advice welcome xxxxxxxx
Posted on 11/05/09, 06:11 am |
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My son and I are Dyspraxic and lots more. He got support and help at college by going to student services. In the UK social services can help. Oh I had no help but got by. 
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I think you need to speak to the school first if you haven't already. There is a lot they can help him with, for example:
*use of a dictaphone to record lessons so he can keep up and remember what was said *use of a computer for cousework and exams so he can avoid handwriting *special equipment such as pens etc to help his handwriting *extra time in exams *having a helper in class You can explain to teachers what your son's diagnosis is and what his specific problems are and they can make efforts to explain things more clearly I don't want to be nosy but do you have a husband or partner or other family member who can share the work with this? It is a lot to handle if you are unwell. Look up the dyspraxia foundation (http://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/) and danda (http://www.danda.org.uk/). Both are very helpful.
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