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by JessB90
Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:43 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Anyone had any contact with Occupational Therapy ?
Replies: 10
Views: 3957

Re: Anyone had any contact with Occupational Therapy ?

Brilliant thanks for that Tom. I shall give it a good read over O:)
by JessB90
Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:41 pm
Forum: Work
Topic: Sunglasses and earphones in the workplace !?
Replies: 6
Views: 3923

Sunglasses and earphones in the workplace !?

Hey everyone! Anyone else find offices a general nightmare to work in ? Noisy printers.. kettles boiling.. artifical white lighting.. papers rustling and the general office chatter :Eek: All of these aspects take me completely off what I am trying to do.. I have now taken to wearing sunglasses to re...
by JessB90
Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:34 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Dyspraxia and awkwardness
Replies: 6
Views: 5595

Re: Dyspraxia and awkwardness

Replying to an old post here .. Just a thought on the matter - Sensory circuits can be really useful. Starting the day with a small activity involving physical movements like a mini obstacle course to get your body aligned into space and give you some proprioceptive feedback O:) If this is too compl...
by JessB90
Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:17 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Howdy! :)
Replies: 4
Views: 3388

Howdy! :)

Hi everyone! =; I'm Jessica, 27 and from Shropshire, England, UK. I work in healthcare and my main goal is to improve awareness of Dyslexia and Dyspraxia in the workplace. This is firstly for myself (hopefully to make work a more enjoyable experience) and also for others who I may encounter who woul...
by JessB90
Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:49 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Anyone had any contact with Occupational Therapy ?
Replies: 10
Views: 3957

Re: Anyone had any contact with Occupational Therapy ?

Thanks for the reply.. O:) I need to contact Access to Work and see what they say. Also, I did see on the Dyspraxia foundation site that there are workers who can come in to see you at your workplace and provide 1:1 sessions. Possibly this is to see where support could be offered and any emotional g...
by JessB90
Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:37 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Where are we all !?
Replies: 12
Views: 5140

Re: Where are we all !?

Thanks for the replies O:) Quite a mixed bag then! Do any of you do any meet ups or have Facebook groups?.. I am so keen on getting something set up for people to find support I.e daily resources, tools, helpful handouts etc My first goal is to broaden awareness on Dyspraxia in the workplace :P
by JessB90
Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:29 pm
Forum: Work
Topic: What support if any do you receive at work?
Replies: 7
Views: 3883

Re: What support if any do you receive at work?

Thanks for the input guys. Yes It's a tough question whether to discuss it or not. Personally I have found that in jobs that I have not disclosed my difficulties and 'methods of working' as I like to say it has certainly gone against me for not being honest in the future. I know that people are neve...
by JessB90
Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:38 pm
Forum: Work
Topic: What support if any do you receive at work?
Replies: 7
Views: 3883

Re: What support if any do you receive at work?

Thanks for your replies guys! I am really sorry to read you don't get any support. Admittedly, I have had to strongly self advocate for my support. I have contacted the Dyspraxic foundation about this matter and asked how we could raise awareness in the workplace. Perhaps if more people did this is ...
by JessB90
Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:30 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Where are we all !?
Replies: 12
Views: 5140

Where are we all !?

Hey there!

Apologies if this is already on here somewhere..

Where are folks from? I'm from Shropshire and would love to network with others in a similar area (or not) further afield is also great.

Thanks! :banana:
by JessB90
Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:27 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: What do non-dyspraxic people think about the dyspraxic ?
Replies: 8
Views: 4443

Re: What do non-dyspraxic people think about the dyspraxic ?

My experience with telling people I'm Dyspraxic.. 1. Assumptions made that I can't do sports 2. People think I want 'special' treatment 3. People then comment on how well I spell and how neat my handwriting is *aaaarrrggghhh* Ive even had someone respond by talking extra slowly and loud like I had a...
by JessB90
Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:22 pm
Forum: Relationships
Topic: Does Anyone have Kids or want Kids
Replies: 44
Views: 27746

Re: Does Anyone have Kids or want Kids

Hey I am child free at present. Definitely would love to have children in the future. They are so weird and wonderful :bumps:
by JessB90
Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:19 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Anyone had any contact with Occupational Therapy ?
Replies: 10
Views: 3957

Re: Anyone had any contact with Occupational Therapy ?

Thanks for the replies guys! Love your random fact too haha. Yes I understand that you feel you want to be equal to your peers. For me I am struggling to keep up with my work and really need some support (I'll take any tech going if it will help me) except no one knows what is available in the workp...
by JessB90
Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:40 pm
Forum: Work
Topic: What support if any do you receive at work?
Replies: 7
Views: 3883

What support if any do you receive at work?

Hi everyone, I'd love to know more about what support some of us get or could get access to via work. For me I have access to Dragon naturally speaking as I do a lot of report writing and it improves my speed to complete work. To gain access to this I needed to evidence that this was something advis...
by JessB90
Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:18 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Anyone had any contact with Occupational Therapy ?
Replies: 10
Views: 3957

Re: Anyone had any contact with Occupational Therapy ?

Thanks for your reply Jelly1000 sorry to read you hated it Haha!
I'm trying to find out what settings they might work in to help with Dyspraxia.. do you remember what the service was? Was it NHS or via school or a private service. Thanks :banana:
by JessB90
Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:43 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Personal Dream and nightmare jobs
Replies: 4
Views: 2458

Re: Personal Dream and nightmare jobs

Haha great question! For me it would be..

Nightmare job: solicitor, accountant, math teacher

Perfect job: interior designer, therapy worker, dyspraxia / dyslexia/SEN therapist

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