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by revporl
Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:21 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Does the condition worsen with age?
Replies: 4
Views: 7038

Does the condition worsen with age?

Hi I'm 50, I flunked school as, although I could read at 3, I could never write by hand and had a shocking short term memory so in the cram and regurgitate education system of the 70's and 80's I didn't stand much chance! When I bought a word processor at 23, it was a liberation, I could finally do ...
by revporl
Wed Mar 10, 2021 11:50 am
Forum: Studying
Topic: Making notes in lectures.
Replies: 6
Views: 26298

Re: Making notes in lectures.

Record the lecture on your phone (or a dictaphone back in my day) and transcribe from the recording in your own time. Making written notes during lectures was a complete non starter for me!
by revporl
Wed Mar 10, 2021 11:46 am
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Undiagnosed, should I see a doctor?
Replies: 3
Views: 4356

Re: Undiagnosed, should I see a doctor?

I'm in the same boat too. I did ask a GP about some things I was struggling with, before it had occurred to me that I might be dyspraxic, and he said that I was probably dyspraxic he could make a referral to an OT for a diagnosis but that it would take a long time and as an adult there was nothing ...
by revporl
Wed Mar 10, 2021 11:41 am
Forum: Work
Topic: Self employment
Replies: 2
Views: 3782

Re: Self employment

When I was completely self-employed as a web developer (I'm now 50/50 with an IT role) I found forward planning and time management the hardest thing, I think this was probably a symptom of dyspraxia. It does give you the space to work in your own time and way in the way that a conventional job ...