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- Thu Nov 24, 2016 11:53 pm
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Taking Things Literally
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1883
Re: Taking Things Literally
It's a conundrum for many of us as we're often frightened to show our true selves due to previous negative experiences. While your identity is to an extent influenced by your friends and family and others around you, it is yours and you can choose what you choose to like or dislike. Remember your co...
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 11:31 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: No diagnosis
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2145
Re: No diagnosis
Hi Yas and welcome. Glad you've found us . You really are no idiot,even though dyspraxia does have a strong tendency to leaving you feeling/looking like one at the most inopportune moments. Depending on your employer it may be worth speaking to your boss, HR or staff representative about the difficu...
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 11:07 pm
- Forum: Getting help & assessment
- Topic: No NHS service for dyspraxia in adulthood
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3159
Re: No NHS service for dyspraxia in adulthood
Hi again Jules Please do feel free to vent here. It is a shame that if we want help we need to consider appropriating other labels and that just doesn't feel right to us. I believe we very much always feel there are others who are far more deserving (and we perhaps tend so be too unselfish for our o...
- Wed Nov 23, 2016 6:28 pm
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: Music
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9939
Re: Music
Fair point not everyones'ears 'are tuned' the same I find I'm quite apt to dislike certain things very intensely especially if they take me outside my comfort zone or annoy me as pointless/stupid. Such things are of course subjective. There was a Room 101t thread not long back so maybe it could be b...
- Sun Nov 20, 2016 11:15 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello Everyone
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2134
Re: Hello Everyone
Hi Samantha Welcome to our community.and we're glad you've found us. Sadly not everyone we will encounter is ceaslessly patient or accepting. It is not as if you set out to deliberately insult or mislead people and if they don't have the good grace to accept your sincere apologies remember that is t...
- Wed Nov 16, 2016 12:13 am
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: familiar with the environment
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1566
Re: familiar with the environment
Hello again I find I'm slower when in unfamiliar territory but that is probably true of everyone though it is perhaps more so for us. Was it a test on what you'd learned on a course, or assessment as part of an interview process? What level would you say it was? basic, intermediate or advanced? Do y...
- Sun Nov 13, 2016 8:47 pm
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: Most unfavourite inventions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5302
Re: Most unfavourite inventions
Pls also see Room 101 Thread
http://www.dyspraxicadults.org.uk/forum ... f=5&t=5354
http://www.dyspraxicadults.org.uk/forum ... f=5&t=5354
- Sun Nov 13, 2016 8:01 pm
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: Music
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9939
Re: Music
So why do you hate metal? I guess it can sound quite intimidating and if you've been brought up to believe it's evil your view may not be entirely objective. In my experience metal fans are often very accepting of others. There are many Rock and Metal sub genres covering a wide variation of styles. ...
- Sun Nov 13, 2016 7:34 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hi everyone
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3018
Re: Hi everyone
The problem is that while we are intelligent our lack of coordination and confidence in our own abilities mean that some people are too quick to make unfair assumptions about our level of intelligence, which can be very hurtful.
- Sat Nov 12, 2016 11:45 pm
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Welcome!
- Replies: 75
- Views: 86342
Re: Welcome!
Hello Dave Thanks for introducing yourself and for caring. It sadly does seem the case that the emotional impact of dyspraxia is all too often misunderstood/overlooked. It's more than just being a bit more clumsy and awkward in a physical sense. We can feel very isolated and alone. Change and uncert...
- Thu Nov 10, 2016 11:50 pm
- Forum: Work
- Topic: Looking for Work-Life BalanceTips
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2429
Re: Looking for Work-Life BalanceTips
Know the feeling I seem to often dismiss my reminder to take a lunchbreak before I head home Is starting/leaving earlier an option for avoiding worst of rush hour traffic? Could you get together with colleagues and persuade management to change policy to respect that people need and have time to tak...
- Thu Nov 10, 2016 11:37 pm
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Anyone else bothered by scratchy labels in clothing?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2814
Re: Anyone else bothered by scratchy labels in clothing?
Personally I find I'm generaĺly ok with labels myself but some people are more sensitive to certain textures. I can't wear itchy fabrics next to my skin and don't like feeling too warm.
Is removal by scissors an option?
Is removal by scissors an option?
- Thu Nov 10, 2016 11:17 pm
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Repetition in your head
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4501
Re: Repetition in your head
Hi Shacklesh and welcome I believe it can seem 'normal' for some to become overly focused on certain things that feel important. Equally we sometimes can zone out to what are others are trying to tell us, perhaps because something else is occupying our minds. Sometimes we do become overloaded and do...
- Sun Nov 06, 2016 10:44 pm
- Forum: Getting help & assessment
- Topic: So I am getting an assessment
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3843
Re: So I am getting an assessment
It reads like it's a pretty thorough questionnaire designed to gather a wide range of info about the respondent but don't know how typical it is or if you'll get exactly the same questionnaire. With so many of us tending to type rather than write out assignments these days, I guess handwritten docs ...
- Sun Nov 06, 2016 10:06 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hàidh a h-uile duine / Hello everybody
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3303
Re: Hàidh a h-uile duine / Hello everybody
Hi Tim
Glad you've found us. Welcome to the Forum (or fora) and it's good to read that you've been able to pursue a wide range of interesting activities.
All the best
Glad you've found us. Welcome to the Forum (or fora) and it's good to read that you've been able to pursue a wide range of interesting activities.
All the best