Dyspraxic Adults

aw, thanks for the welcome!

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because of bullying about being introverted, clumsy and odd, i went totally the opposite way and turned into the life of the party for a good few years. drunk, clumsy and odd seemed to work for me. i'm good at meeting new people, less good at sustaining real friendships. i don't go out much at all ...

i have no formal diagnosis of anything, but my children do.

i've done this before and got a 38.

diagnosis is a mixed bag because all of a sudden you know why you do certain things and are a certain way (relief), but now you have to deal with the fact that, as far as lots of other people see it, and maybe yourself, there is something formally "wrong" with you (stress). self esteem is such a big ...

I'd love to have kids, one day. Although if they were Dyspraxic, I'd feel really guilty about it. It's hard to explain why, I suppose I just wouldn't want them to have to face the same problems as kids that I did. i know exactly what you mean, but a bit of knowledge can be a powerful thing. plus as ...

Does dyspraxia affect your plans to have children or the size of your family? that's a good question. i went into motherhood without actually knowing i had it. in some ways, dyspraxia has been a bonus- i am more flexible and better at coping with not coping than other mothers i have encountered. i ...

i can't believe i haven't found this place before! well done on creating such a lovely community- i've been reading some of your stories and couldn't help but be moved. i am a 30*cough* year old dyspraxic single mother of a gorgeous dyspraxic 4 year old boy, and a frankly astonishing 5 year old ...