Dyspraxic Adults

I'm sure someone else will provide more information, but the short version is that because not every Dyspraxic person has the same issues as every other Dyspraxic person, diagnosing based off symptoms is about the best anyone can hope for. If you are interested in why people have Dyspraxia, it's a ...

Hi Tom, Thanks very much for the detailed reply. Will definitely have a look at Prof Kirlby's research and also check out the Ted Talk. The resources you mentioned in the earlier post were also helpful - for some reason none of them came up in my initial google search. I am currently on a quest to g...

I know this post is quite old already -
Have you ever heard of asexuality? It is a term describing a spectrum of lack of sexual or even romantic desire. Something which is a lot more common than one might think. Hope this helps

I have very strong emotions (in any direction) which can be overwhelming at times. Never any problems interpreting them and usually know what the cause is. I briefly mentioned this during my assessment (was diagnosed aged 19) Nevertheless, my extremely detailed diagnostic statement mentions nothing ...

Think there may well be anecdotal evidence regarding humour and dyspraxia. Isn't Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) dyspraxic? I teach one-on-one and my students think I'm hilarious and I usually can get a good laugh out of my friends too. For me, this has always been a coping strategy (albeit subconscious). ...

Interesting! I am very wary of getting drunk since I hate losing even more control (my friends in school used to laugh and say that I was basically drunk for free - I was only diagnosed after my first year at uni). Not being able to stops seems to be quite common (having seen people get drunk while ...

Hello! This is my first post - I am not entirely sure which category it should fall under (ironic considering the forum's subject matter...) Dyspraxia seems to be both diagnosed and defined exclusively by its symptoms. (I am not familiar with medical research so don't know how common this is.) It st...

Hello! This is my first post - I am not entirely sure which category it should fall under (ironic considering the forum's subject matter...) Dyspraxia seems to be both diagnosed and defined exclusively by its symptoms. (I am not familiar with medical research so don't know how common this is.) It st...