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by Pieman
Fri Jul 02, 2010 10:03 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Eating Spaghetti
Replies: 28
Views: 15635

Re: Eating Spaghetti

I had to eat spagetti bolonase at my friends house yesterday. Their son was having trouble and she cut up his spaggeti with scissors!!!! Its a genious idea - it works really well - i then did the same - thats the solution!!!!!
by Pieman
Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:10 pm
Forum: Getting help & assessment
Topic: Do I need to get assessed?
Replies: 2
Views: 2971

Do I need to get assessed?

Hi. I'm just wondering if there is any point in getting assessed. Are there any benefits? I'm 26 and work in an Autistic unit in a Secondary School which is how i heard about dyspraxia. It seemed to describe me so well and after speaking to a couple of my collegues and the Specialist nurse that come...
by Pieman
Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:33 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Telephone Conversations
Replies: 26
Views: 13709

Re: Telephone Conversations

Its refreshing to hear that im not the only one who has trouble with this. I have to speak with the parents of the students i work with a lot. But I get the administrator to ring them and then I see them face to face - Im not sure why but i can cope much better if they are right in front of me! If i...
by Pieman
Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:23 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Eating Spaghetti
Replies: 28
Views: 15635

Re: Eating Spaghetti

Yep - me too. Definatley a knife and fork. I can never manage the sucking spagetti up thing - i just end up splashing everyone around me!!! :lol:
by Pieman
Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:13 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Daydreaming
Replies: 11
Views: 4967

Re: Daydreaming

I daydream a lot. Especially when I at work (which is bad because i work in a school with SEN kids), or doing paper work. I sometimes daydream while people are talking to me and then they either get annoyed at me or i forget what we are are talking about. I really can't help it. Sometimes i do it wh...
by Pieman
Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:01 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Keys
Replies: 6
Views: 4937

Re: Keys

It's so amazing to read this - I always thought i was wierd! I have to really focus and then follow the with my finger - especially on my car which is a Ford so it has a really thin end bit. That is if I can find my keys that i always seem to have lost lol
by Pieman
Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:56 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Can you swim?
Replies: 37
Views: 26489

Re: Can you swim?

I always thought I was wierd because I couldnt swim but now I might have the answer why! I was always in the lowest group lol. I can just about swim but only at the side because as soon as I start to sink it all goes wrong and i end up looking like a hippo or something. I have never been able to tre...
by Pieman
Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:50 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello
Replies: 2
Views: 1247

Hello

Hi there. My name is Dave. I'm 26 and have got to this stage in life struggling with stuff that my mates found easy like playing sport, walking without tripping over, being tidy, writing very badly etc. I got in trouble a lot at school because of the difficulties i was having because i got bored eas...