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- Sun Aug 01, 2021 12:02 pm
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Painful Joints
- Replies: 26
- Views: 18083
Re: Painful Joints
I have mild Arthritis (It runs in the family) Ironically when I started getting good at sport in High School (Once my strength developed) My knees tore themselves too bits and I was barred from doing anything other than Golf and I used to hit the ball too hard on the putting green. I often have flar...
- Sun Aug 01, 2021 11:58 am
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Not very dyspraxic talents
- Replies: 21
- Views: 17095
Re: Not very dyspraxic talents
I've been touch typing at speed since I was 9 years old, I've been drawing since my early teens, people often did not believe I could draw so well as my handwriting was infant like. I was told I would never ride a bike. I learnt to ride a bike at the age of 12 on a old Triang without help and had in...
- Sun Aug 01, 2021 11:49 am
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: The word Dyspraxia - was it actually used 30 years ago?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4376
Re: The word Dyspraxia - was it actually used 30 years ago?
Even as a adult they would list all the symptoms but never used the word Dyspraxia or DCD, first time I heard it used was a disability advisor at the Job Centre as his own child had similar problems to me. Nobody has ever found my child development records, the council had a copy but purged their re...
- Sun Aug 01, 2021 11:43 am
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Proprioception Can Anyone Relate
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2063
Re: Proprioception Can Anyone Relate
I'm normally alright until I reach the checkout, I'm so grateful we have contactless payments these days as I really struggle with coins, change and even notes with my hands. I struggle to pack things at the speed they come down the belt. I must admit since my Dad had a stroke in 2019 and he no long...
- Sun Aug 01, 2021 11:35 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello All
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1230
Hello All
Hi All I'm David, I'm 42 from London. I've had brain developmental issues all my life. I could not write or draw as a pre school child, I also suffered from Dyscalculia and had poor balance and muscle weakness. I started using computers at home from Age 7 onwards which really improved things for me....
- Sun Aug 01, 2021 11:17 am
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Lack of sleep?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10983
Re: Lack of sleep?
Yeah my Brain normally won't switch off at night, a 3 or 4am off to bed is sometimes normal for me. I tend to sleep better just around dawn according to Sleep Tracking. I've used Podcasts and before they were a thing traditional Radio to help me sleep as people talking calms my mind, Reading also he...