Dyspraxic Adults

Following the announcement of the closure of The Dyspraxia Foundation several people have formed a group which they call "The Dyspraxia Collective" and started a website https://www.dyspraxiacollective.co.uk/ inviting others to contact them. I did contact them and had this response Hi ther...

Thanks to Tom for reminding me and updating and in particular mentioning the New York City, USA one all repeated below. Mental Health, Emotional and mental wellbeing work, studying and coping in general This is an evolving resource and a bit UK centric for those of you not outside the UK . If you kn...

Please tell us about the OCD counting ritual.

Right now, I am in a state of virtual mental paralysis despite action being needed from me in several ways. I just cannot focus to get out of bed.

Whoops - to prove my dyspraxia - the age of Mistydawnmanning's child did not register with me until I reread her post after I had replied!

An 11 month old child is not going to be at school yet - sorry.

Welcome - I do not know about Florida as I am in the United Kingdom, actually in Essex England and a 75 year old retired social worker and probation officer. I agree it is harder for us - I discovered I have developmental dyspraxia when I was 50 in 1999 and am still discovering new aspects. I wish y...

Excellent

The announcement from the trustees with links to other services and an invitation to contact the people organising the closure is here https://dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/ A collective of Adults have produced a questionnaire to gain opinions about what might come now There website with links and info...

Sorry you did not get a response. I plan to give one in due course. For me the classic childhood symptoms included: unable to tie shoestrings (until the very last day of Kindergarten. Since then it's been a struggle. I miss velcro) could not ride a bike until age 10. I was the worst player on the wo...

I now realise my main symptoms derive from my brain generating more thoughts than I can organise, clumsiness and poor spatial awareness and an inability to regulate my behaviour in socially constructive ways (speak to loud/soft and interrupt others).

I have no problem with the term "personal experience" but seriously dislike folk terming themselves expert as expertise is unlikely regarding developmental dyspraxia due to the fact it seems to be experienced differently by us all - Having previously worked in employment that involved a lo...

Welcome, I have found this sort of Forum better than some of the more commercial one's.

I discovered I am dyspraxic about 25 years ago, and am still learning

Anyone who claims expertise is unlikely to be an expert - sorry I cannot actively help maybe have a go at the questionnaire and contact those writers following the dyspraxia foundation's closure. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelH6kRyMSloneWXDPa-JK20yMv30yTcikbRfWcVZ5L9wddkg/viewform?pli=...

I have had to learn to accept the consequences of dyspraxia and am fortunate that my wife of 54 years is tolerant and supportive but still cannot understand what it feels like to be dyspraxic any more than I can understand what it feels like not to be dyspraxic

Thanks for the response - no time to say more now - sorry.

maybe look up adult dyspraxia on uk NHS website and follow advice there including drawing it to the attention of your own medical practitioners.