Im posting on this as me and my family need some help and advice on dyspraxia and living with it. My brother is 32 he was diagnosed with Dyspraxia as a baby, he was given extra help at school but he always coped well, with school work, making friends and going on to get a job. The past two years have been really hard for my family he throws violent tantrums about once a week and is very hard to calm down, these can last for hours. We are getting increasingly worried incase the neighbours report him to the police, also it is hard to restrain him and my dad is in his 60s. Should he be assessed again? Ive read online that there are support groups to help build self esteem, please help, would appreciate any suggestions!
Is your brother at home all the time or is he working? Did he do any work with a psyio when he was a baby. If he was diagnosed that early his symptoms must have been very severe. I'd talk to a GP to see what can be done.
Defernatly see the GP , he may have depression if you say that it's been hard for your family , sadly people with Dyspraxia have a higher chance of developing depression.
He did have physio and lots of other help when he was younger. He works and socialises with friends, he seems fine when hes with them its just when hes at home, and he can't explain why hes angry. I dont know if its because hes now in his 30s, and his friends are all moved out of home and getting married and hes not, what do you think the GP would suggest, because even if he did go, he probably wouldnt speak to the doctor.
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It's going to be hard if he won't work with the GP. I could be depression alright. People behave better when it's not their family their dealing with. Everyone thinks my mother is a lovely woman but if you heard the horrible things she would have said to me even when I was young. She was lovely to other people's children but took out all her pain on myself and my sister. Street angel house devil. My sister was the same when she got ME. A total nightmare to live with. There is a very good chance that he feels that everyone else has moved on and not him. Having to depend of family members is horrible for them and you and everyone starts to resent each other. I'd still talk to the GP and see what he/she suggests.
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