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by Tom fod
Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:38 pm
Forum: Work
Topic: Loving my role - and nearly 5 months in already!
Replies: 2
Views: 766

Re: Loving my role - and nearly 5 months in already!

Hi Emily
Really lovely to hear things are going well for you.
by Tom fod
Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:19 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: I think i might have dyspraxia
Replies: 10
Views: 940

Re: I think i might have dyspraxia

There's no requirement to provide examples to be accepted here. Think they're called a turntable plate or something like that. Agree they can be a pain to seat properly as you have to line up the lugs in the base of your microwave with those on bottom of turntable. Definitely something to potentiall...
by Tom fod
Fri Jan 12, 2024 7:45 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: I think i might have dyspraxia
Replies: 10
Views: 940

Re: I think i might have dyspraxia

I am 34 female. Currently jobhunting. Have worked in a library, worked with children, volunteered in a charity shop, volunteered in an office. I have an undergraduate degree and a postgraduate degree, but still can't find a job. Ever since I was an undergraduate student, I had doubts about having d...
by Tom fod
Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:53 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Website on social skills
Replies: 1
Views: 603

Re: Website on social skills

What do you remember about site? I might be able to help you with search terms.
by Tom fod
Thu Dec 28, 2023 10:33 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: NEW
Replies: 1
Views: 608

Re: NEW

Hi Tom/Thomas? Welcome to the Forum. In order to help people could you tell us a little about where you're from (just general e.g town/city/county/region or country) if you prefer) and a little more about how you came to be assessed and the route you took. Getting diagnosis/formal confirmation is so...
by Tom fod
Thu Dec 28, 2023 4:30 pm
Forum: Relationships
Topic: Professional relationship support
Replies: 3
Views: 682

Re: Professional relationship support

You're v welcome.
Hope it gives you some useful leads.
by Tom fod
Wed Dec 27, 2023 1:12 am
Forum: Relationships
Topic: Professional relationship support
Replies: 3
Views: 682

Re: Professional relationship support

Hi there I can definitely empathise as I've always been inveterately single and am now well into my 40s Regrettably people on dating sites can be (and/or very much feel like they're) unforgiving and fickle. It's like a sweet shop and no one seems to quite know exactly what they want or need. It feel...
by Tom fod
Tue Dec 26, 2023 5:40 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Falling under stress/ anxiety
Replies: 20
Views: 11760

Re: Falling under stress/ anxiety

Hey! Stress and anxiety can definitely affect focus and coordination, especially for adults with dyspraxia. While I'm not a pro, some people find relief with CBD products. It's worth exploring! Remember, what works for one person might differ for another, so it's cool to experiment cautiously. Also...
by Tom fod
Fri Dec 22, 2023 12:41 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Writing a Dyspraxic Character
Replies: 2
Views: 658

Re: Writing a Dyspraxic Character

Hey All! Non-dyspraxic person here. I'm writing a comic, and I want to add a character with dyspraxia. If this isn't a suitable place to ask some questions about this, I'd love if you could point me in the right direction. So, first and foremost, do you think I should do this at all? I don't person...
by Tom fod
Tue Dec 19, 2023 9:10 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello!
Replies: 5
Views: 972

Re: Hello!

james62474545 wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 10:53 am Hi Tom,

I'm from Mid-Wales. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🙂

Cool I'm in Gloucestershire
by Tom fod
Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:45 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello!
Replies: 5
Views: 972

Re: Hello!

Hello I'm Jan An older member. glad to have found this forum. Back in my day (when dinosaurs roamed) Dyspraxia wasn't heard of, even my nice parents were embarrassed by by clumsyness. Teachers declared me lazy and stupid, I genuinely thought I wasn't trying enough,and doomed to failure being unable...
by Tom fod
Thu Dec 14, 2023 8:26 am
Forum: Getting help & assessment
Topic: Help - private assessment refused
Replies: 3
Views: 1496

Re: Help - private assessment refused

Sadly those with acquired dyspraxia miss out on getting the recognition and support needed. For example If someone has a brain injury or stroke and related difficulties as a result, if they can be discharged by OT/Physiotherapist then it's cased closed and there too often isn't MH support for dealin...
by Tom fod
Thu Dec 14, 2023 12:26 am
Forum: Getting help & assessment
Topic: Help - private assessment refused
Replies: 3
Views: 1496

Re: Help - private assessment refused

Hi Bely An OT is not a Neurologist so I can understand something of why they are not comfortable proceeding without a Neurologist's report. They have to cover themselves in the unlikely case that confirming a 'diagnosis of' dyspraxia resulted in more serious and sinister causes being missed or ignor...
by Tom fod
Mon Dec 11, 2023 8:44 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Decisions and routines
Replies: 2
Views: 1128

Re: Decisions and routines

Hi and welcome There are definitely crossovers with traits that are more commonly attributed to other ND conditions foe example ADHD. We won't all necessarily meet thresholds to be diagnosed. The other common crossover is anxiety, problems with short-term memory, executive function, sequencing of ta...
by Tom fod
Sun Dec 10, 2023 12:15 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello!
Replies: 5
Views: 972

Re: Hello!

Hi James
Welcome to the Forum

What part of Wales are you from?