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by Dishwasher
Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:31 pm
Forum: Getting help & assessment
Topic: Help with speech
Replies: 4
Views: 3256

Re: Help with speech

Definately improves/gets worse at different times.
I think it could be more or less resolved with the right help.
Might ask the GP about speech therapy but nor really comfortable discussing my learning disabilities.
by Dishwasher
Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:48 pm
Forum: Studying
Topic: meetings at Uni
Replies: 4
Views: 4354

meetings at Uni

Do any unis or colleges have ways that Dyspraxic people can meet to discuss issues affecting them/ swap advice etc?
(Like a society but a bit more discrete)
If not why not? (My uni doesnt seem to)
by Dishwasher
Sat Apr 14, 2012 7:22 am
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Brain damage
Replies: 15
Views: 7966

Re: Brain damage

could the extra connections in the brain have advantages,?
by Dishwasher
Sun Apr 08, 2012 12:00 pm
Forum: Studying
Topic: Aspiring mature student, needs advice
Replies: 6
Views: 5998

Re: Aspiring mature student, needs advice

You should go straight to the disability department as soon as you enrol or even before if possible. The mentoring and computer software I was given are very helpful but Ive only started to use them in my final year due to late diagnosis. Have you done an access course or similar?
by Dishwasher
Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:42 am
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Repeating the last decade
Replies: 9
Views: 2820

Re: Repeating the last decade

from the UK but tend to do jobs normally done by foreigners (I feel out of place sometimes but also tend to get on better with foreigners so overall this is a good thing) . Basically I only have qualifications for 'unskilled' work (i.e no qualifications). Ive done too many jobs to list here. Some Iv...
by Dishwasher
Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:36 pm
Forum: Work
Topic: Job website for dyspraxics
Replies: 1
Views: 1451

Job website for dyspraxics

Is there some sort of informal employment website with casual jobs that dyspraxics can do?
If not why not and why not set 1 up?
I could even add suggestions for jobs.
by Dishwasher
Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:31 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Repeating the last decade
Replies: 9
Views: 2820

Re: Repeating the last decade

what about some sort of informal employment website with casual jobs that dyspraxics can do? I know that there are some organisations already but think this could be developed much more. I could even add suggestions for jobs. As I think Ive mentioned I tend to come back to the UK to work to save up ...
by Dishwasher
Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:36 pm
Forum: Getting help & assessment
Topic: Depression meds
Replies: 2
Views: 2649

Depression meds

I need depression meds because of the situation Im in which is at least partially the result of my dyspraxia. What will the doctor say if I tell him this?
by Dishwasher
Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:34 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Depression meds
Replies: 1
Views: 954

Depression meds

I need depression meds because of the situation Im in which is at least partially the result of my dyspraxia. What will the doctor say if I tell him this?
by Dishwasher
Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:50 am
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Repeating the last decade
Replies: 9
Views: 2820

Re: Repeating the last decade

yes. I agree that it can be unhealthy to look back too much but I also meant that post in a positive way (which is why I have to acknowledge the negative). As you say you can use your experience to contribute to understanding of Dyspraxia and help other people with it. I think that attitudes to thes...
by Dishwasher
Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:49 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Repeating the last decade
Replies: 9
Views: 2820

Repeating the last decade

I was diagnosed last year at the age of 29. My ADHD and Dyspraxia prevented me from developing either professionally or personally at anything like a normal rate. Obviously Im simplifying the issue but bascially I will be in the same position at 31 as I should have been at 21. I mean this in terms o...
by Dishwasher
Sat Mar 31, 2012 4:28 pm
Forum: Getting help & assessment
Topic: Help with speech
Replies: 4
Views: 3256

Help with speech

Im considering finding a way to improve my speech which can be unclear sometimes. I speak slowly and annunciate a lot which means sometimes people think Im foreign which can be embarrassing (not being rascist: I wouldnt mind if I actually was foreign). Perhaps speech therapy would help but perhaps a...
by Dishwasher
Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:22 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Brain damage
Replies: 15
Views: 7966

Re: Brain damage

I realise that people often react negatively to the brain damage label but it would allow me to be blunt and frank about the issue instead of trying to explain more complex definitions. Ive also sometimes said 'severely dyslexic' because most people an accept that idea even though the symptoms are d...
by Dishwasher
Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:16 am
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Brain damage
Replies: 15
Views: 7966

Re: Brain damage

Thanx for the info.
Does anyone find that its easier to tell people that theyre brain damaged than dyspraxic or other less well know labels?
by Dishwasher
Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:36 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Brain damage
Replies: 15
Views: 7966

Brain damage

Does anyone/research etc suggest that dyspraxia is the result of brain damage?