Dyspraxic Adults

thanks so much tom :-), it's really reassuring to know that i'm not the only one experiencing these problems. the main problem i have with CBT is the sort of "brutal honesty" of things. for example, my councellor often says "you don't seem like you're listening to me", making reference to my non ...

thanks :) you sound like you have a good knowledge of councelling. i think it may take a few more sessions of CBT but i just feel that a lot of it is pretty common sense stuff. as i'm studying OT, we've done a module on CBT and i thought it'd be helpful to apply to myself, it's just that my ...

i can totally relate to this post! it's so wierd, as generally i don't mind talking to people face-to-face but a lot of the time when i'm on the phone, i find it difficult to organise my thoughts and therefore feel that i'm overthinking about what i'm saying and am scared of embarrassing myself ...

hi there, i'm dyspraxic but would say that i generally have good people skills and am quite empathetic and understanding towards others. i've also been told that i come accross as "outgoing" and go out socialising quite a lot. sometimes though, when i feel anxious/overwhelmed/distracted, i'm less ...

YES! i get this all the time. i also get this when i'm feeling upset or anxious, i find myself bumping into things, spilling drinks, breaking things around the house another thing i do is when i'm looking for something, i'll look in the same place about three times and not find anything and someone ...

hi there, i just stumbled accross this forum on google and this is my first post. i'm a twenty year old female who was assessed for dyspraxia as a child, however, was never given a formal diagnosis. i am now studying occupational therapy at uni and the more i read about it, i am certain i have ...