I was diagnosed at 11-12. When I was 9-10 I was put in a remedial handwriting class (I wouldn't call it therapy). Later, I was briefly given a typing device for schoolwork (which my highschool didn't bother with.)
That's quite literally all I was offered.
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- Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:57 pm
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Support for people who were diagnosed with dyspraxia as a child
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4292
- Wed Jan 20, 2021 7:32 am
- Forum: Relationships
- Topic: Trying to save my marraige
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4992
Re: Trying to save my marraige
Dyspraxia doesn't affect your decision making ability to such an extent that cheating is acceptable or forgivable. Yes, I've made my share of dumb mistakes, everyone has, but at the end of the day, anyone that has entered into a relationship (especially a marriage) knows that cheating is horrible, d...
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:04 pm
- Forum: Relationships
- Topic: 32 year old son wants a date, never had a girlfriend
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3963
Re: 32 year old son wants a date, never had a girlfriend
Your description of your son was me at 18. (Well, writing came later.) My big tip for him is to go looking for friends that share his interests. That's precisely how I met my girlfriend (13 years and going strong), and is a lot more healthy than looking for pity dates. He'll never feel good about hi...
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:56 pm
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: New human sharing sad experience with a pizza
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2947
Re: New human sharing sad experience with a pizza
I'm glad you got a kick out of it - you seemed like you needed a good laugh, and to know you aren't alone. You know what's just as bad as pizza? Tipping over bowls of soup. You lose part of (or all of) your meal, and it gets everywhere. It'll make your dog happy though. The "drip drip" qui...
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 8:11 pm
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: New human sharing sad experience with a pizza
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2947
Re: New human sharing sad experience with a pizza
Don't worry, the pizza gods have visited their dropped offerings on me numerous times. Most recently, about six months back, an XXL frozen pizza - I was starving , and I'd already successfully made my girlfriends pizza for her. What could go wrong, right? Before I'd even had a chance to cut it, the ...
- Mon Nov 30, 2020 5:35 pm
- Forum: Day-to-day living
- Topic: Living alone
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4172
Re: Living alone
Yep, I do the same. Funnily enough, the trick is more alarms - once you get to the second or third alarm you are nice and annoyed, and it's harder and harder to ignore. And after enough time, it just becomes a habit to get up after the first one. Not that I don't still make occasional mistakes, but ...
- Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:43 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hi everyone! Dyspraxic filmmaker here
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2965
Re: Hi everyone! Dyspraxic filmmaker here
I can't really answer the rest, but number 3... Yes,I feel like once I am busy with work, I'm best just going until I'm done. Too many distractions (breaks included) and my focus evaporates, and it's extremely hard to get back. However, if I'm not interrupted, I get stuff done and the day just melts...
- Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:38 pm
- Forum: Day-to-day living
- Topic: Living alone
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4172
Re: Living alone
Alarms. When you need a reminder, multiple alarms are a lifesaver. Dentist? Alarm. Feed the cats? Alarm. Work? LOTS of alarms. The nice thing is that just setting the alarm can help you remember, so on occasion you will be ready before your alarm even goes off. The other trick, always be early. Tryi...
- Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:31 pm
- Forum: Relationships
- Topic: Running out of conversation...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3678
Re: Running out of conversation...
I tend to talk about "nothing" a lot. Aimless conversations that go from topic to topic. But I could probably go hours, days, or weeks without actually saying anything to people if the circumstances were right. If I don't have anything to talk about, I don't talk. Not sure if there is anyt...
- Thu Nov 19, 2020 10:09 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New Here - Introduction
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3373
Re: New Here - Introduction
I like the goblin analogy. It's like that episode of the twilight zone with the creature on the wing - except we were born with it and have ways to slow it down. That's a really fun way to phrase it and capture how it feels when we have really bad days.
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 7:51 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New Here - Introduction
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3373
Re: New Here - Introduction
Hello, and welcome. Denial is common, but as you have learned, isn't healthy. The same is pretty much universally true - being in denial about being an alcoholic is destructive as well, and I'm sure I could list a bunch more. You have started to accept that you are different - and what people think ...
- Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:59 pm
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Dyspraxics are creative people
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2791
Re: Dyspraxics are creative people
I'm in total agreement, Tom - our creativity is hard to come by naturally. To use an example, today at work I broke a program (on the user end, so no messing with code) by using the word Hamster. Sure, it's how I used it that mattered (mass copy paste, so any word would have worked), but I was havin...
- Sun Nov 08, 2020 10:49 pm
- Forum: Day-to-day living
- Topic: Sensory overload
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5535
Re: Sensory overload
I have issues with sound and smell a lot, and actual overloads are almost always caused by sound (and rarely by smell.) I have issues with touch/taste/temperature too though, and light can get me if I'm already being overwhelmed. But by and large, overlapping sounds/excessive volume will give me hea...
- Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:34 pm
- Forum: Work
- Topic: How do I disclose dyspraxia positively
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3453
Re: How do I disclose dyspraxia positively
I actually disclosed to HR at my new job yesterday. I'd been too nervous to during the hiring process, but some time working has put me at ease, and the feedback was very positive about my strong start. I'm working as a QA tester for a VR company, a startup. They had a shortage of QA testers and my ...
- Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:13 pm
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Touch Typing
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4014
Re: Touch Typing
I understand touch typing difficulties - I can (sort-of) touch type after more than ten years of typing daily. On a good day I can go without even realising I'm not looking down, other days I'm looking down and correcting myself every few minutes, if not more regularly. What I can say is that yes, i...