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by nickye
Tue Aug 07, 2018 1:23 pm
Forum: Transport
Topic: Cycling
Replies: 3
Views: 4627

Cycling

I haven't posted lately but felt i had to today. I'm 49, found out I had dyspraxia five years ago, and today I actually went out on my bike - I only cycled down a little road, but it was quite a big thing for me, as I haven't done it for several years. I had a lot of trouble learning to cycle as a c...
by nickye
Mon Feb 19, 2018 7:58 am
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Can openers!
Replies: 10
Views: 5444

Re: Can openers!

I can relate to this - and yes some days I seem to be able to do things easily and other times not. But I have a Magican tin opener which is amazing - it is very easy to use. You can buy them in most supermarkets I think. Sometimes I find I need to slow down and think before I do something - I have ...
by nickye
Sun Jan 14, 2018 8:33 am
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Touch screen phones
Replies: 20
Views: 11970

Re: Touch screen phones

To be honest I still have a Blackberry because I like my little keyboard! I'm fine on a touch screen like an ipad (although I prefer a lap top with a proper keyboard) but on an i-phone/smartphone it is too small and I type every word wrong and this annoys me! Bring back manual typewriters, that's wh...
by nickye
Fri Jan 12, 2018 8:03 am
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Dyspraxia and stress - is this normal?
Replies: 11
Views: 6133

Re: Dyspraxia and stress - is this normal?

Thanks very much for the reply Tom. I will try to keep an open mind. It's good to know it was helpful. I went to see the doctor yesterday and she has given me some medication (Sertraline which I had before for anxiety and depression). I feel a bit cross with myself that I can't get myself out of thi...
by nickye
Thu Jan 11, 2018 12:22 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Dyspraxia and stress - is this normal?
Replies: 11
Views: 6133

Re: Dyspraxia and stress - is this normal?

Sorry didn't reply before, thanks for update Ben, and pleased you're feeling better. I have been struggling quite a lot at the moment, and not back at work yet. I'm annoyed with myself really, but we have had a difficult few weeks as my uncle died just before Christmas. It has hit me harder than I t...
by nickye
Mon Jan 08, 2018 12:12 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Dyspraxia and stress - is this normal?
Replies: 11
Views: 6133

Re: Dyspraxia and stress - is this normal?

I can so relate to this, I get really anxious. Often I can hide it, but to be honest the last few weeks I have withdrawn into myself a lot and I feel as if I'm out of my body. I have spoken to doctor and counsellor and they reassure me I'm not going mad, it is anxiety which makes you feel like this....
by nickye
Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:13 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Chris Packhan docunentary Aspergers and me
Replies: 3
Views: 2215

Re: Chris Packhan docunentary Aspergers and me

Hi Tom What a wonderful programme that was! I too cried in places. It really moved me, and I think it was very brave of Chris to do this programme. I have also read his excellent book 'Fingers in the Sparkle Jar'. It reminded me of how I used to see the world when I was a child, very vivid and inten...
by nickye
Wed Oct 18, 2017 6:40 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Just found this forum. Hi.
Replies: 2
Views: 2710

Re: Just found this forum. Hi.

Hi I can really relate to this, even though I wasn't diagnosed with dyspraxia until the age of 44! I think it is a balance - it can be hard to find a balance between being resigned to the condition and trying to change yourself too much. Dys[raxia is a hard thing to explain because it affects people...
by nickye
Sat Jul 15, 2017 9:17 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: Driving & Lack of Concentration - Does this happen to you?
Replies: 5
Views: 7637

Re: Driving & Lack of Concentration - Does this happen to you?

I can really relate to this. I find satnavs a bit confusing - and I don't really like multi-tasking - I know women are supposed to be good at this but my husband is much better than me at multi-tasking! I find if the satnav says turn right i find it hard not to think i've go to turn right immediatel...
by nickye
Sat Jul 15, 2017 9:09 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hi everyone
Replies: 2
Views: 3188

Re: Hi everyone

Hi and welcome to the forum I was diagnosed with dyspraxia at the age of 44 (four years ago) and it's been a revelation! I can relate to getting on the wrong bus or missing the stop, and it explains why it took me three years to learn to drive! And yet I can memorise lists of things like the kings a...
by nickye
Thu May 11, 2017 9:41 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Dyspraxia or under confidence?
Replies: 6
Views: 4239

Re: Dyspraxia or under confidence?

thanks very much Ram. I do find this site very useful, because it's very hard to explain some of these things to people who are not dyspraxic.

I hope everyone is doing OK
by nickye
Mon May 08, 2017 11:11 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Dyspraxia or under confidence?
Replies: 6
Views: 4239

Re: Dyspraxia or under confidence?

Hi Annie and welcome I can definitely relate to what you and the others say. It's certainly not too late as I was diagnosed with dyspraxia aged 44 (four years ago) and it's great to know why I struggle with certain things. Don't be disheartened - or try not to be - by other people's attitudes someti...
by nickye
Wed Dec 07, 2016 10:20 am
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Any other parents worry they get it wrong?
Replies: 6
Views: 5785

Re: Any other parents worry they get it wrong?

I also think depression and anxiety are common with dyspraxia - I think now I know about dyspraxia (which I'd never heard of when my daughter was a baby) I am not so depressed any more. I think it's going around your whole life not understanding why you find stuff difficult and other people just tel...
by nickye
Wed Dec 07, 2016 10:17 am
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Any other parents worry they get it wrong?
Replies: 6
Views: 5785

Re: Any other parents worry they get it wrong?

Hi I think it goes along with being a parent worrying about your children doesn't it? You sound like you're being very hard on yourself - but if you knew what I'm like you'd think that's a bit much coming from me! My daughter is 14 now, and I only got diagnosed about three years ago with dyspraxia (...
by nickye
Tue Oct 04, 2016 9:08 pm
Forum: Relationships
Topic: Division of labour after a baby
Replies: 12
Views: 6918

Re: Division of labour after a baby

That's very kind of you to say Katherine - I did want her to be confident where I'm not, but I'm not sure how much is down to me, and how much down to her personality. But hopefully I have done my best. Fortunately she doesn't seem to have any of the dyspraxic traits and she's good with her hands at...