I think I have asked this question before but...

[keiraknightleyfan27]

Is there an exact, clear difference between dyspraxia and NLD (NVLD), otherwise known here in the U.S. as Non-verbal Learning Disorder/Disability? I have noticed NLD and dyspraxia have many of the same symptoms, but what is the difference if any?

[keiraknightleyfan27]

Can someone please reply to this? I am always getting confused about it.

[Creative]

Charlotte (C) on Dyspraxic Teens has NVLD. There is a thread about it on Dyspraxic Teens somewhere. You could PM her about it

[Creative]

I have found the thread. It's near the top of the 2nd page of Blue Day Cafe.

[Lithium_joe]

I can give you my own personal definition of dyspraxia, iny my estimation it captures the essential problem and both spheres of difficulty but please bear in mind this has no particular peer-reviewed paper or science backing it up, nevertheless, with those caveats in place:

Dyspraxia is a neurological condition, resulting is a co-ordination disorder which adversely affects the ability to effectively co-ordinate physical and cognitive tasks.

I think the key things are that it is rooted in brain dysfunction; that it is a co-ordination disorder which interferes with learning how to, planning for and executing skills, including but especially gross and fine motor skills.

This is why it is a learning disorder, related to yet distinct from dyslexia. If it was just physical impairment it would be a different kind of problem more akin to say muscular dystrophy for example.

Also it remains to point out that since dyspraxia effective affects control of muscles one set of muscles are the oens in the throat and around the mouth. Verbal dyspraxia (an inability to co-ordiante to make clear and articulate speech sounds) is a recognised kind of dyspraxia (which by the way my definition can account for) so it cannot be true to call it a Non Verbal Learning Disorder since it can demonstrably affect verbal output. The key thign is that dyspraxia shares with NVLD the impairment of cognitive functions (particularly planning and executing) which is why I've included that in my definition.