Dyspraxic Adults

I would definitely find this very uncomfortable, especially coupled with the fact that I actually hate ties anyway. I didn't manage to tie one correctly until I was 13, and I really don't like the sensation of wearing one at all. Whilst there have been a lot of changes in life in general that I don ...

I am almost certainly dyspraxic, although I have never been formally diagnosed. At times, I have found my inability to do certain things frustrating, but I have accepted this and instead found other fulfilling things that I can do. Generally, I have been happy with who I am, and I actually quite ...

Laura This is quite an old post now, but I hope that you have found someone. If not, it's never too late - although I had had previous relationships, I was 43 before I met someone whom I loved enough to want to marry (and who wanted to marry me). Everyone As others have said, joining clubs and ...

Hello MrsBobs, Tom (and everyone else) A very enlightening post: until I read this, I never had any idea that hypermobility is a common co-occurring condition with dyspraxia. I have limited hypermobility (although less so than my wife, who is not dyspraxic), and I had always regarded it as a bit of ...

Mobile phones are probably a lost cause for me, but luckily my wife has one. Regarding tricks or apps to simplify things, I am not totally sure what an app is, but when I was learning to use a computer I found it essential to write down each step in a numbered list. I will also do this with any new ...

Absolutely, and I too also particularly struggle with touch screens. I have never owned a mobile phone, as although I could just about manage the older type with the large push-button keys, using smartphones, with their tiny keys and touch screen functions, is way beyond me. Even switching the ...

Hi Folks I'm Paul, and although I've never been diagnosed with dyspraxia I've always known that I was 'differently wired' to most other people. At almost 66 years old, and having had a generally fulfilling life so far, there isn't much point in seeking a formal diagnosis now. However, from taking ...