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by Tom fod
Sun May 19, 2024 9:21 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello
Replies: 1
Views: 19

Re: Hello

Hi everyone, my name is Matt. I am 53. I was a clumsy, hyperactive child. I am a clumsy and hyperactive adult,which is can be pretty desctructive, since I weigh about 80Kgs, I basically leave a trail of devastation. At school (back in the 70's) I was labelled 'minimally brain damaged'; which is cha...
by Tom fod
Sun May 19, 2024 9:14 am
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Welcome!
Replies: 77
Views: 88470

Re: Welcome!

Hi Edward/Ed If you have verbal dyspraxia, it likely significantly increases chances chance you'll have other dyspraxic traits. Similarly quite a few with dyspraxia also have hypermobility. Being dyspraxic is regrettably often accompanied by a good measure of anxiety and stress which can exacerbate ...
by Tom fod
Mon May 13, 2024 11:11 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Children
Replies: 4
Views: 80

Re: Children

Hello to all, and good to meet you. I was diagnosed with developmental dyspraxia at age 4. I am now 43, and have an 11 month old son. I recently moved away from his father, who was a drug addict and mentally abusive. I have always struggled with maintaining a work-life balance, cleaning, cooking, o...
by Tom fod
Sun May 12, 2024 2:44 pm
Forum: Announcements and Information
Topic: Dspraxia Foundation regrettably no longer available
Replies: 5
Views: 15428

Re: Dspraxia Foundation regrettably no longer available

Thanks have incorporated Dyspraxia Collective link into directory of reseources
by Tom fod
Wed May 08, 2024 6:28 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Looking for experts by experience to support in conference presentation
Replies: 7
Views: 312

Re: Looking for experts by experience to support in conference presentation

Anyone who claims expertise is unlikely to be an expert - sorry I cannot actively help maybe have a go at the questionnaire and contact those writers following the dyspraxia foundation's closure. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelH6kRyMSloneWXDPa-JK20yMv30yTcikbRfWcVZ5L9wddkg/viewform?pli...
by Tom fod
Sat May 04, 2024 3:53 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Replies: 2
Views: 115

Re: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Please add more ideas/suggestions

1) I'm based in the UK and believe I may be dyspraxic, what are my best options for diagnosis/assessment?

2) is it worth it? What help will I get?
by Tom fod
Sat May 04, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Dyspraxic Adults to organise together
Replies: 9
Views: 475

Re: Dyspraxic Adults to organise together

Hi Andrew
I've sent you a private message.

Updated. Now I've had chance to look more closely at the link on my main computer I see it's in the DyspraxiaUK group on FB. Regrettably I'm not rejoining that group any time soon on a matter of principle.
by Tom fod
Thu May 02, 2024 6:46 am
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Dyspraxia Foundation Closure
Replies: 2
Views: 54

Re: Dyspraxia Foundation Closure

Hi Mark
Welcome to the Forum

Please see other post re DF's cessation of operations.
by Tom fod
Thu May 02, 2024 6:41 am
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Dyspraxic Adults to organise together
Replies: 9
Views: 475

Re: Dyspraxic Adults to organise together

Thanks Tom - do you have a Facebook Profile please? If so, do you have any observations about this Thread? https://www.facebook.com/groups/DyspraxiaUK/posts/7651682918186804/?__cft__[0]=AZXbjAkkX20LXc3c2nPiHfrX1c7Xa0Sh5DcrSF1JjF4_STX94SrfcS7WfrmPMvPBbtphD4q6a7AUq4IfQo8zdv1DFkx7TBFFLFiAj77oiznbqoa67...
by Tom fod
Wed May 01, 2024 5:26 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Does the condition worsen with age?
Replies: 4
Views: 2857

Re: Does the condition worsen with age?

Aging is a degenerative condition. Sadly I don't think there has been much research into whether or to what extent dyspraxia and aging have a dual impact.
by Tom fod
Wed May 01, 2024 5:20 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello!
Replies: 8
Views: 1162

Re: Hello!

Hi Jan and Everyone I have just found this site and joined. Like you, Jan, I date back to the time of the dinosaurs when dyspraxia hadn't been heard of. I was the kid in school whose work always got a red line through it and the comment 'untidy work'. I just couldn't write tidily but no one underst...
by Tom fod
Wed May 01, 2024 5:07 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hiya from Scotland
Replies: 3
Views: 48

Re: Hiya from Scotland

Hi Humpty86 Hi and welcome All too often there is little or no NHS provision pathway for adults. Private assessment seem to cost of the order of £500+.Dyspraxia UK have a network of Occupational Therapists (OTs) or PATOSS are an association for specialist teachers who might be able to assess. Depend...
by Tom fod
Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:23 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Dyspraxic Adults to organise together
Replies: 9
Views: 475

Re: Dyspraxic Adults to organise together

Hi Andrew Regrettably this forum is something of a backwater these days and doesn't get the level.of activity that many of the social media platforms get. Also I think people are still in shock and/or waiting for more details to emerge. I think the key questions and needs to be met are How in the cu...
by Tom fod
Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Dyspraxic Adults to organise together
Replies: 9
Views: 475

Re: Dyspraxic Adults to organise together

I think there definitely needs to be a federated and/or coordinated approach. I think any new charity or social enterprise arising out of the ashes once the dust settles needs to have a sustainable operating/funding model. I know some are angry about the collapse of the DF and are saying the new CEO...
by Tom fod
Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:29 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Showers!!
Replies: 2
Views: 93

Re: Showers!!

Hi Wish Welcome to the Forum. Not personally, though these type of sensory things are not uncommon for those in the Dyspraxic / Neurodivergent communities I don't much like cold water or certain texturess of material next to my skin or in food. Some dyspraxics like and seek deep pressure as this can...