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- Thu May 09, 2019 5:41 pm
- Forum: Day-to-day living
- Topic: cannot think
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3619
Re: cannot think
In addition to ego strength, (and catalyzed by it) there can come tremendous anxiety as a result of feeling super focused, pushing yourself too hard, being taunted and just having a ****ing hard time coping. It's worth considering that the problems with cognitive focus you're having could be seconda...
- Thu May 09, 2019 5:37 pm
- Forum: Relationships
- Topic: Getting credited for what you know
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5068
Re: Getting credited for what you know
I can also related with this. Growing up I was constantly encouraged by my mother to aim low despite my high intelligence. My grade 10 English teacher saw that I had a creative intelligence for English and demanded I take university courses. It was the one sliver of academic support in a decade whic...
- Thu May 09, 2019 5:32 pm
- Forum: Work
- Topic: Research on Dyspraxia in the Workplace
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3730
Re: Research on Dyspraxia in the Workplace
Are you looking exclusively for people in your geographic region?
- Thu May 09, 2019 5:31 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hey
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1667
Re: Hey
Welcome to the forum friend. I also was made fun of growing up for my dyspraxia (it could have been worse.) I also enjoy creative pursuits to cope with dyspraxia. Unfortunately I've been pretty depressed and that's been soaking up a lot of my will power and creativity.
- Thu May 09, 2019 5:27 pm
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Dyspraxia flare-ups?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2675
Re: Dyspraxia flare-ups?
Yes stress, exhaustion and stimuli can do it. But this kind of flare-up is especially obvious in the morning. I notice it "all things being equal." If I'm tired I'm angry. If I'm stressed I'm reactive. If I'm depressed I'm mopey. If I'm sensory overwhelmed well, I get more dyspraxic for su...
- Sun May 05, 2019 1:22 pm
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Dyspraxia flare-ups?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2675
Dyspraxia flare-ups?
Does anyone else experience their dyspraxia with flare-ups? I never don't have dyspraxia. But some days I can tell upon waking are clearer and easier than others. On others I can tell subjectively something is wrong... Then I'm bumping into and dropping things all day, gapping out and incapable of h...
- Sun May 05, 2019 1:18 pm
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Dyspraxic authors
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4627
Re: Dyspraxic authors
It took a lot of time. During the bridge period between my "I can't get it together to write anything" phase and my "wow I just finished my book" phase it was like 4 years. You can take a look at my book and much of my unfinished work here: https://independent.academia.edu/Spence...
- Sun May 05, 2019 1:12 pm
- Forum: Work
- Topic: Slight Work Phobia
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2545
Re: Slight Work Phobia
An author I liked pursued a degree in computer programming in the 90s. He talks about it 20 years later as being about as useful to the field as an aerospace degree from the 70s is to the current field. I always liked computers but I'm glad I didn't pursue a career in programming. I've performed som...
- Sun May 05, 2019 12:24 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Not Another New Dysplexic Member
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4910
Re: Not Another New Dysplexic Member
You know how often I've apologised for the slow response? Sounds like a symptom of dyspraxia. I appreciate the welcoming and I'm happy to be around people who have some common grounds with my experience.
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:44 pm
- Forum: Relationships
- Topic: How do you balance what you need from your social relationships?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3068
How do you balance what you need from your social relationships?
As a result of my dyspraxia, I've always marginalized myself for the sake of other people. But owing to the sense of alienation that produces I've also rebelled and sometimes tried to pursue lifestyles that are quintessentially me. But one thing I've never done is tried to settle on what it is I nee...
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:35 pm
- Forum: Work
- Topic: Slight Work Phobia
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2545
Slight Work Phobia
Phobia is a strong word, this isn't technically a phobia, but I am having a tension right now because of work. I've always been able to get a job. I've got a natural charisma and I had a philosophical work ethic based upon certain studies that landed me numerous jobs. But while I've always been lika...
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:22 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Not Another New Dysplexic Member
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4910
Not Another New Dysplexic Member
Hello there all, Long rant as hey, I've had almost no dyspraxic peers with which I could share this, I wanted to find a community of dyspraxic folk like myself. I was diagnosed with "sensory integration disorder" when I was younger. I didn't really understand the disorder at all, assuming ...
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 12:06 pm
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Dyspraxic authors
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4627
Re: Dyspraxic authors
I can throw in here that I am a self-published author. It took a few years to write the book. I also have four unfinished manuscripts, with the closest to completion being 80% complete. So, here's the trick... When I was younger I had lots of ideas for fiction stories. I ended up writing 100-150 poe...
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 11:28 am
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Dyspraxia Research Project
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4724
Re: Dyspraxia Research Project
Hello there. I'm new here and this is my first post. But I'm willing to participate in this.