ever seen a real-life dyspraxic?
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ever seen a real-life dyspraxic?
Hello ppl,
been too busy WORKING to post... (it takes time to do this!).
so, you ever seen one in real life (apart from yourself!)? what do they look like (apart from having 2 heads and 4 arms ). Could you tell they had dyspraxia without them saying?
Can't say ive ever knowingly seen one myself, but from this board it seems like they all live in the UK.
jme
been too busy WORKING to post... (it takes time to do this!).
so, you ever seen one in real life (apart from yourself!)? what do they look like (apart from having 2 heads and 4 arms ). Could you tell they had dyspraxia without them saying?
Can't say ive ever knowingly seen one myself, but from this board it seems like they all live in the UK.
jme
"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
"Normal refers to someone who hasn’t had enough tests!"
"Normal refers to someone who hasn’t had enough tests!"
I've met a couple of the people on this forum and a few others through DANDA. It's tricky to say if I'd know if they were dyspraxic or not. Dyspraxia isn't always that obvious, it makes itself know in a range of different ways and it can take varying amounts of time to notice the dyspraxic idiosyncracies if I can call them that.
A problem we all face is that elements of dyspraxia taken in isolation can often be somewhat discounted by others as 'normal' quirks. To see the fuller picture isn't always so easy.
I don't want to speak about others but personally I have the feeling people would most notice I do things a bit oddly when I have to deal with space or depth. At dinnertime at the hostel I'm staying at I had to negotiate an octagonal picnic bench and each time I got on or off it I'm sure the others at the table were wondering why I was making such a meal of it, no pun intended. Also my poor muscle tone can be noticed amongst the bronzen surfer bodies of many Australian beaches, that is assuming I subject my poor Pommie flesh to the UVs Going quiet in conversations where there's lots of people or it's noisy is another thing, but I can't imagine most people would even think of dyspraxia in this context, rather I was probably being anti-social or something. There's much else I could mention besides. However if anyone on here who has met me what's to say if they did or didn't notice my dyspraxia I wouldn't mind.
Dan.
A problem we all face is that elements of dyspraxia taken in isolation can often be somewhat discounted by others as 'normal' quirks. To see the fuller picture isn't always so easy.
I don't want to speak about others but personally I have the feeling people would most notice I do things a bit oddly when I have to deal with space or depth. At dinnertime at the hostel I'm staying at I had to negotiate an octagonal picnic bench and each time I got on or off it I'm sure the others at the table were wondering why I was making such a meal of it, no pun intended. Also my poor muscle tone can be noticed amongst the bronzen surfer bodies of many Australian beaches, that is assuming I subject my poor Pommie flesh to the UVs Going quiet in conversations where there's lots of people or it's noisy is another thing, but I can't imagine most people would even think of dyspraxia in this context, rather I was probably being anti-social or something. There's much else I could mention besides. However if anyone on here who has met me what's to say if they did or didn't notice my dyspraxia I wouldn't mind.
Dan.
I have I have!
She was a customer at my work.
And she had acquired dyspraxia which she got after she was about 20 or so.
I was somewhat chuffed, and at the same time annoyed that I didn't ask her all the questions I wanted to ask someone with acquired dyspraxia...
And she had acquired dyspraxia which she got after she was about 20 or so.
I was somewhat chuffed, and at the same time annoyed that I didn't ask her all the questions I wanted to ask someone with acquired dyspraxia...
It may sound disasterous in theory but in practice you might well find there's a certain harmony created in the unison of uncoordination. On occasion I've been out to dinner with several other dyspraxics and we've failed to destroy the place although the manager might have wondered who'd be let in to his formerly reputable establishment
Well, I gotta tell you… this board is pretty good for getting questions answered!
I met a really nice chap the other day who also happens to have ….DYSPRAXIA.
Only one thing… I was expecting a rather feminine looking thing with long red hair blowing about with a big toothy smile (hmmmm Greg? Can you explain that one?... ) .
oh, and I’m starting to think that they should add “pommie accent†to the criteria for dyspraxia….
I met a really nice chap the other day who also happens to have ….DYSPRAXIA.
Only one thing… I was expecting a rather feminine looking thing with long red hair blowing about with a big toothy smile (hmmmm Greg? Can you explain that one?... ) .
oh, and I’m starting to think that they should add “pommie accent†to the criteria for dyspraxia….
"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
"Normal refers to someone who hasn’t had enough tests!"
"Normal refers to someone who hasn’t had enough tests!"
Ha ha, I certainly haven't got the shapely figure to compete with the published image of a dyspraxic that's for sure. jme - the forum can accomplish many things. You want to meet a dyspraxic? We dispatch one half way around the world so you can I'm judging by the fact you're still posting to the forum that the experience hasn't made you want to run away It was nice to meet you!
Dan.
Dan.
lol I would have been a bit spooked if you looked like that!
Of course the experience didnt make me run! I enjoyed it. I hope I didn't bore you too much though. It was very nice to meet you too
I hope you enjoyed the couple of days you had left down under.
...........This thread is really quite funny to read if you go from the beginning to the end.
Of course the experience didnt make me run! I enjoyed it. I hope I didn't bore you too much though. It was very nice to meet you too
I hope you enjoyed the couple of days you had left down under.
...........This thread is really quite funny to read if you go from the beginning to the end.
"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
"Normal refers to someone who hasn’t had enough tests!"
"Normal refers to someone who hasn’t had enough tests!"
It's quite possible that the one example of a dyspraxic I know, for whom I had a picture to hand, isn't representative of what we look like. That pics not a bad likeness for something someones drawn though.
I could get a picture of all of us and average them to find what the average dyspraxic looks like. I think Dave Gorman did that with his Dave Gorman collective and he had a monacle!
I could get a picture of all of us and average them to find what the average dyspraxic looks like. I think Dave Gorman did that with his Dave Gorman collective and he had a monacle!