Dyspraxic Adults

I experience pretty intense burnout following stressful events or periods of time, one part of that can be difficult but not impossible to deal with is being incredibly fatigued but not getting restful sleep due to high levels of anxiety. The way I treat this is by placing greater value in a good qu...

I've always been extremely sensitive to sudden loud noises, especially high pitched or clicking/ticking sounds. I experience misophonia too where I can't stand the sound of certain people's voices, it's with NO ill-intention towards those people just the sounds they make! I'm a musician so I think t...

Hi there and welome! (I'm new here too!) I'm 40 and didn't know about being diagnosed as dyspraxic in my childhood until very recently. I'm convinced that not knowing has been more a help than a hinderance, sure the signs and symptoms have affected me but it's meant I've had to accept or deal with e...

I've wondered the same about my childhood but if that was the case I don't blame anyone for taking that stance on it. I've been in therapy for issues with anxiety and depression for 2 or 3 years (making good progress with managing that) and finding out about being dyspraxic has been really helpful a...

No worries and thanks a lot for the welcome! As I've only recently found out about the diagnosis I was given as a child it's been a lot to take in and finding this forum has really helped. As I struggle with anxiety and depression sometimes I regularly see a therapist and we had a really good chat a...

Hi all, I found this forum today and wanted to introduce myself. I'm Adam, I'm 40 and from Sheffield. I'm as quirky as they come and have dealt with anxiety and depression for most of my life on and off since childhood. I was diagnosed as dyspraxic when I was around 8 years old after a teacher at a ...