Dyspraxic Adults

I have a job, while most of my friends do not. I am 17, nearly 18, and work part-time (semi-regularly) as a face painter. I've been working for almost a year- I was still 16 when I did my first gig. I got the job by being in the right place at the right time, but 10 months later I still have a job. ...

ichiban-no-hime wrote:I also really love singing and want to start performing, but I know anxiety will be a huge issue. Does anyone have any coping mechanisms and ways to boost confidence?

Perhaps try joining a choir and do a few solos at first?

I'm a guitarist and also an artist like yourself!
Here's a link to my portfolio: https://www.behance.net/sarahbethbradley

Oh , yes, societal attitudes could certainly do with development and improvement

Does anyone have any predictions for the (not-so) distant future? Advancements in technology that could help with dyspraxia, or something else?

Go forth and speculate!


Personally, I'd like to see technology become less tied to screens. I see screens somewhat as a barrier, so more 3d please!

Yeah, seems like I can never ~causally like~ anything

I'm left-handed but I do swap often. That doesn't mean I'm great at using my right hand though :-p

I think lefties might be better at using their right hands than right handed people are at using their left, because we've had to adapt a little more

Yossarian wrote:Thanks, Oneclumsydragon. That's all good advice. I think I'll ask for a position in defence next time.

No problem! I'm glad my years of experience in that area can be useful

I've been advised to "run around and shout a lot while always being inexplicably away from the ball", which works for me.
Also, if given a choice, I usually play defence, where there are always two people and less action

For my exams, I have use of a laptop and dictation software. However, I still find it incredibly hard to get enough written, whether it's because I've run out of time or energy. (I also have a tendency to procrastinate.) This has been a problem for approx. 6 years, but I still don't know how to fix ...

Definitely tell him! He's got a struggle ahead either way. That being said, a struggle with an explanation and access to coping strategies is easier than one without. He deserves to understand why he finds certain things difficult, and that there are reasons beyond anyone's control for this. I think...

Ooh yeah, I find it so hard to study anything in advance nowadays

To be fair it'd be harder to regulate gun/ ammunition ownership if people were allowed to have one and not the other
We don't exactly have extensive law enforcement either

Arthur Christmas from the film of the same name perhaps.
Clumsy and forgetful, cares so much about Christmas, puts 100% effort into everything and struggles socially
He also seems oblivious to reading/ understanding other people properly

I can swim, but i'm insanely slow :-(