Hi everyone,
I've just joined and I'm delighted to be in contact with others who have dyspraxia. I am in the process of trying to get an assessment, and was told by the GP that, at my age, I should have learned all the strategies I would need to get by!!! Although practical skills are difficult, I'm not afraid to take on challenges and discovered a couple of days ago that I have passed my ITEC Holistic Massage Therapy exams.
It's lovely to meet you all...
Newbie; middle-aged but still learning!
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Re: Newbie; middle-aged but still learning!
Welcome to the forum. Lots of people without dyspraxia seem to think that when you're an adult with dyspraxia then you've learned all the coping strategies you need to get by! It's not true! Although there are ways around some dyspraxic difficulties then the dyspraxia is still there! GP's need more information on dyspraxia!
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Re: Newbie; middle-aged but still learning!
Hi and welcome to the forum!!!
I think GPs need more info on so many things, but I definitely agree that they generally dont have enough dyspraxia resources.
Kirsty
I think GPs need more info on so many things, but I definitely agree that they generally dont have enough dyspraxia resources.
Kirsty
DySpRaXiA dOeSnT mAkE lIfE hArDeR, jUsT mOrE cOmPlIcAtEd.
Re: Newbie; middle-aged but still learning!
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Welcome to the forum!
Welcome to the forum!
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Re: Newbie; middle-aged but still learning!
Hello all,
Thank you for the welcoming messages. It's a while since I joined and I thought you might like an update. The GP was no use at all and I came away feeling quite dejected. However, after talking to Mary Colley at DANDA, I was advised to contact Frances Beaumont, an Occupational Therapist, specialisng in assessments for dyspraxia, (and, according to Mary, "the best in the country").
The assessment was only available privately, so I had to raise the funds to pay for it but, since then, Frances and I have founded KeDA (Kent Dyspraxia Association). We have held our first two meetings and were amazed and delighted to have been able to form a committee on Day One, with people who are taking on roles and responsibilities in areas they actually enjoy!
In addition to providing support for adults and older children with dyspraxia, their families, friends and interested professionals, Frances and I will be offering workshops and talks in order to raise awareness. Basically, we intend to do as much as we possibly can to raise awareness, provide support, (in whatever form is needed), and improve services for adults with dyspraxia. (Goodness knows we've waited long enough!)
Please have a look at our website, spread the word and sign up (for free!). We also have a page on facebook (link on our website). Of course, we'll be delighted if you want to come along to our monthly meetings, which are focussed on FUN as well as business, but you are under no obligation to do so. We just want to add your voice and your views to the rest of us who are living with dyspraxia.
Barbara Neill-Bottle
Thank you for the welcoming messages. It's a while since I joined and I thought you might like an update. The GP was no use at all and I came away feeling quite dejected. However, after talking to Mary Colley at DANDA, I was advised to contact Frances Beaumont, an Occupational Therapist, specialisng in assessments for dyspraxia, (and, according to Mary, "the best in the country").
The assessment was only available privately, so I had to raise the funds to pay for it but, since then, Frances and I have founded KeDA (Kent Dyspraxia Association). We have held our first two meetings and were amazed and delighted to have been able to form a committee on Day One, with people who are taking on roles and responsibilities in areas they actually enjoy!
In addition to providing support for adults and older children with dyspraxia, their families, friends and interested professionals, Frances and I will be offering workshops and talks in order to raise awareness. Basically, we intend to do as much as we possibly can to raise awareness, provide support, (in whatever form is needed), and improve services for adults with dyspraxia. (Goodness knows we've waited long enough!)
Please have a look at our website, spread the word and sign up (for free!). We also have a page on facebook (link on our website). Of course, we'll be delighted if you want to come along to our monthly meetings, which are focussed on FUN as well as business, but you are under no obligation to do so. We just want to add your voice and your views to the rest of us who are living with dyspraxia.
Barbara Neill-Bottle
