What do think of these suggestions? Do you think employment issues among the dyspraxic population are best solved when the right adjustments are made, to make it possible to comply with pre-existing job descriptions? The writer argues a better solution may be to create new jobs that utilise the unique strengths that people with dyspraxia so often have.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... raxic-jobs
Article about dyspraxia and employment
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Article about dyspraxia and employment
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Re: Article about dyspraxia and employment
Interesting thanks for posting
I've always strived to be seen as 'normal' It's damned hard work but I've managed to develop a lot of coping mechanisms including my use of sheer determination though I've begun to wear myself out given the pace of change in work and the world today.
I like everything to be just so and am a perfectionist so it can be either my way or no way but equally I can on my bad days get anxious about not knowing or understanding 'the rules' Take dating I hate being single and unable to explain my feelings so that people will actually listen/understand so I end up coming across as mad/intense/desparate, None of which help
Anyway this is at risk of becoming a rant and I've wandered into the relationships topic but I suspect many will see my point(s)
Me and my dyspraxic tendencies bah
Tom
I've always strived to be seen as 'normal' It's damned hard work but I've managed to develop a lot of coping mechanisms including my use of sheer determination though I've begun to wear myself out given the pace of change in work and the world today.
I like everything to be just so and am a perfectionist so it can be either my way or no way but equally I can on my bad days get anxious about not knowing or understanding 'the rules' Take dating I hate being single and unable to explain my feelings so that people will actually listen/understand so I end up coming across as mad/intense/desparate, None of which help
Anyway this is at risk of becoming a rant and I've wandered into the relationships topic but I suspect many will see my point(s)
Me and my dyspraxic tendencies bah
Tom
Tom
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Re: Article about dyspraxia and employment
The article is biased towards dyspraxics who have problems with numeracy. I have problems with organisation and coordination. There are few articles on dyspraxia. I do not think the article truly reflects the problem, dyspraxics have
when they work but it is a good start.
when they work but it is a good start.
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Lol well im not sure Maxine would agree with you it was totally biased (lovely lady she is ) , she just wrote it from her view point . I was lucky enough to be interviewed by her for a driving article for the Telegraph supplement (links on this bored btw)and we both talked about the same parts of the condition we all seem to share and the lack of organisation is a fairly inherent one .
It does make sense and as you say specific help must be given , there (as long as a person is able to do the job) any reason that once assessed reasonably adjustment should not help a person to do the job no matter the disability.
It does make sense and as you say specific help must be given , there (as long as a person is able to do the job) any reason that once assessed reasonably adjustment should not help a person to do the job no matter the disability.