Dyspraxia? am I paranoid?

Auron · Post by **Auron** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:00 am

Hy Board, I almost feel like an imposter for registering.
I've havn;t actually been diagnosed with dyspraxia.

I happened to hear about this condition by complete chance just a few moments ago and you know when something rings a bell?
I looked it up and found out a bit about it.

I'm 22 (at the moment)
I've always known that I am very intelligent, but also that there is something wrong with me.
It took me ages to learn to walk, talk & cycle and I was a very clumsy child(not anymore, because I did a bit of martail arts training and now apply full concentration to every movement I make all the time even someting simple like wlaking down the stairs). I find that I'm usless at everything I try untill I practice it (i'm always wondering how the rest of the human race can pick things up so fast, it's like watching a tap dancing movie)
I have terrible memory, I never remember any names or appointments, I'm usless with launguage (9 years of Irish in school, 3 years of french, and I don't know a word of either), my hand wrighting is terrible, my typing is terrible(if your reading this, I've probibly already gone over it twice or three times to spot all the mistakes) infact despite my impressive IQ i totally failed at school compleatly.
I have odd twitches, Mild insomnia, mild ADD, mood swings(depression and elation), I have been misdiagnosed with epilepsy, tested for ADHD, Lupus and autism.

I've always prided myself on my brains, with enough practice I find I can do almost anything well, including sports (but I'm not found of most sports), It;s like,(cheesy example) if i buy a new computer game, my brothers will all beat me 100% of the time, but then after they leave I would practice and become better then them, becasue I would no longer be relying on "spur of the moment motor reflexes" but instead using my brain to redo things I have already been practicing. it;s the same for most other things. including music, which I am quite good with.

Sorry Im turning this introduction into a sob story.

i'm gonna bring this us at my upcoming appointment with a psychologist (self appointed, I'm not crazy or anything) and see what she says.

I notice so many similarities with some of the poeple here, such as jobs in IT, and an interest in Computer games(despite being grown ups!) and not filling cups of tea up to the top becasue you'll only spill it.

It's nice to meet all of you, plase sit down and have a 3/4 cup of tea.

Vincent · Post by **Vincent** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:12 pm

Yay another paddy! 10^6 welcomes!
You're not me by any chance are you? I recognise myself in everything you say.
I'd love to chat much more, but supposed to be working. Will chat later.

Liz944 · Post by **Liz944** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:00 pm

Hi

Welcome to the forum!

Auron · Post by **Auron** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:11 pm

Hy vincent, where abouts do you live?

I'm in Mayo of all places.

falconry-fan · Post by **falconry-fan** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:45 pm

I don't think you can be considered an impostor,anymore than I can or the many others on this board who as of yet have no official diagnosis

I can relate so much of what you say,and like you I've only really discovered that I have this within the past week,though my mother has made a few references to it.

It rang a bell for me when I read it, it did more than that actually,what I read about dyspraxia didn't make me think I was like that, it was me, it felt as though someone who knew me was describing me.

I also read about being a dyspraxic in an office on the ND Scotland site and every word of it rung true,right down to the terror of having balloons tied to my desk.
If someone had sat next to me every day for 8 hours since I started my job 3 years ago they couldn't possibly have written more accurately about me than that.

It isn't our fault that we have no diagnosis,so few people even in the medical profession are familiar with this disorder that it usually takes the individual affected to realise what is wrong.

gherkin001 · Post by **gherkin001** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:28 am

Welcome to the boards my Irish friend! Where bouts you from?

Kirsty......

The Lurker · Post by **The Lurker** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:02 am

Auron · Post by **Auron** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:03 am

Thank you, I feel quite welcome.

as I said in a message I posted to vincent, I bet this place is so sucessful as a forum becasue everyone with dispraxia keep daydreaming and surfing the net while at work,

it a bit like having your AA meeting at a bar!

gherkin001 · Post by **gherkin001** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:54 am

Mayo is a nice place. Im a Cork girl originally although I went to school in Trim! that was a nice commute lol

Kirsty

Lithium_joe · Post by **Lithium_joe** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:22 pm

Small world: my family (name) came from Cork. My grandmother was born there but came to England during the war.

gherkin001 · Post by **gherkin001** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:40 am

As so many Irish did.

Auron · Post by **Auron** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:44 am

I just realized that in one or two of my posts that I reffered to myself as having dispraxia, though I have not been diagnosed.

I think I'll keep to the mind set of "positive until proved otherwise"

i mean if i dont have dispraxia, it'll probibly have ot be written down as the biggest medical co-incidances of all time...

gherkin001 · Post by **gherkin001** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 4:36 pm

dont worry, most of the undiagnosed members of this forum refer to themselves as having dyspraxia... so its nothing to worry about.

Kirsty

WTCCFan · Post by **WTCCFan** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:10 pm

gherkin001 wrote:dont worry, most of the undiagnosed members of this forum refer to themselves as having dyspraxia... so its nothing to worry about.

Kirsty

I have had a test, performed twice, and despite the results, those that oversaw it were reluctant to label me as Dyspraxic. Even though, like many, I recognise myself in Auron's first post. They might as well have not done the test if they weren't even prepared to label me Dyspraxic.

If you want my opinion, it is more important what YOU see yourself as. And if you see yourself and your problems in a list of Dyspraxias trademark symptoms on the internet or in litterature like a book or pamphlet then feel free to class yourself as Dyspraxic.

Don't rely on assesors, GP's, doctors, nurses or anyone like that to tell you if your Dyspraxic or not.

The Lurker · Post by **The Lurker** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:21 am

I have not been officially "labelled"

either, and to be honest I would not even have lumped my "symptoms" together under one condition, had it not been that I was "forced" to do some research on one particular "symptom" (memory issues).

I discovered dyspraxia while doing this research and realised the "symptoms" were describing me.