Do you think I have dyspraxia?
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:00 pm
My shoes come untied a lot, but I thought I knew how to tie them. I've been asked if I forgot to brush my teeth while brushing. I miss spots while washing my hair;my mom told me when I was younger that my hair was still greasy, even if I used lots of shampoo, and I've been told that again lately. I seem to put my shirt on backwards or button it wrong more than the average person. I'm a messy eater and drinker, so my shirts are easily stained or I get stuff all over my mouth. I also never​ learned to snap my fingers, whistle, blow a balloon or swim. My clumsiness hurt me in school, although my handwriting is good and I'm good at drawing​. On my kindergarten report card, all my grades were 3 except motor skills. Gym class was rough; I was in the Freshman gym class Junior year and I was still behind everyone. A lot of the time, I couldn't hit or even kick the ball, but I kicked air. Baseball was the hardest. Walking down the hill meant nearly tripping even if I was going down. I'm being tested for ADHD, which I know correlates dyspraxia. One of my big things is that I pace a lot. It's calmed down from almost running around the house-when I was 15, but I still get bruises from bumping into walls. I've also wondered if I had autism, and I know that goes with dyspraxia. I'm sensitive to noise and touch, and I feel bad because my sister can just be talking to me normally and here I am rubbing my ears. I'm also sensitive to things that go boom(like fireworks) and machines. I had bad shyness growing up and I still get anxious around people and I have trouble making friends. Stores freak me out-I hide in them! I do have some weird obsessions for a teen. I'm big on geography. I've memorized almost every country and almost every town in Maine. I like facts about shows like what date they came out and what country made them. Lately, I'm into researching different medical conditions​ and how rare they are. I stim a lot, mostly drawing with my finger in my hand, rubbing my arms and twisting my hands. I'm not sure if I have autism, but there was a time where most of my friends did and I can relate to the symptoms. A cool thing about me though is that I have a good memory-like I can remember almost all the dishes our family has had at restaurants. But my short term memory isn't the same-I'm quite unorganized! So, do you guys think I have dyspraxia?