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- Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:15 am
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Dyspraxia and Depression
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3370
Re: Dyspraxia and Depression
I've had depression and anxiety/panic attacks on and off for years. But actually since I've started finding out about dyspraxia, I find that my depression has eased a lot, but I do think they're definitely connected. For years I've been beating myself up thinking how stupid I am that I can't do ever...
- Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:05 am
- Forum: Transport
- Topic: Channel 5 programme last night
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4281
Channel 5 programme last night
Did anyone see the Dangerous Drivers programme on Channel 5 last night? I'm afraid I really related to the guy who hated driving on motorways, he got in a real panic joining on the slip road and feeling hemmed in by lorries. In a way it made me feel better because that's how I feel. I used to travel...
- Sat Feb 02, 2013 12:39 pm
- Forum: Transport
- Topic: really dislike busses when they are busy
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9333
Re: really dislike busses when they are busy
Hi there, Yes I get quite stressed out on buses and trains! This forum has been a life-saver to me - I'm in my 40s now and I never understand why I struggled so much with everyday supposedly "easy" things. I often feel quite wobbly when on public transport, and I get anxious about getting ...
- Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:54 pm
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: ESA tribunal success or not as the case may be
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7742
Re: ESA tribunal success or not as the case may be
I'm so sorry to hear you've had all these problems. Have you been in touch with the Dyspraxia Foundation (sorry if you've said so somewhere in the posts and I've missed it). It is a difficult thing isn't it? My GP said she'd never had an adult come to her about dyspraxia before, and the school tend ...
- Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:05 pm
- Forum: Getting help & assessment
- Topic: NOT SURE WHERE TO GO NEXT
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3780
Re: NOT SURE WHERE TO GO NEXT
Hi Phil, Thanks very much for your post. Don't apologise - there's such a lot of info on here it's easy to miss things, and I do tend to ramble on a lot! :D No, I suppose I shouldn't put myself down. I think you have to be quite assertive to get anywhere with this, don't you? It's the same for peopl...
- Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:06 am
- Forum: Getting help & assessment
- Topic: NOT SURE WHERE TO GO NEXT
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3780
Re: NOT SURE WHERE TO GO NEXT
Hi Since the last time I posted, I had a call from the local Talking Therapies, and couldn't believe that the person who phoned me has dyspraxia herself, so that was unexpected. It was good to speak to someone who understood, but unfortunately there still doesnt seem to be any help on the NHS. Howev...
- Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:50 am
- Forum: Getting help & assessment
- Topic: Testing for other autistic traits
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5272
Re: Testing for other autistic traits
Hi HidTooLong Good to hear from you on the forum, and hope you get on OK with everything. It is a bit scary isn't it? I'm in my 40s, and had never heard of dyspraxia until a few months ago (or only vaguely) but the more I've found out, the more I'm convinced it's me. It is difficult, because not so ...
- Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:52 am
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Recently diagnosed and asking lots of questions!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2554
Re: Recently diagnosed and asking lots of questions!
Sorry just thought of some other things (I do have a tendency to write too much so sorry if this is long!) The "quirks" you mentioned - I would say I have virtually all of them. I still daydream a lot, can't park my car well (although have improved over the years a bit), struggle with thin...
- Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:38 am
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Recently diagnosed and asking lots of questions!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2554
Re: Recently diagnosed and asking lots of questions!
Hi, Wow, I think your post could have been written about me too! Try not to be too hard on yourself (although I don't always take my own advice of course!) I feel for you, because I'm a similar position, although I'm now in my 40s, I have a lot of the symptoms of dyspraxia but no actual diagnosis as...
- Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:56 pm
- Forum: Getting help & assessment
- Topic: NOT SURE WHERE TO GO NEXT
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3780
Re: NOT SURE WHERE TO GO NEXT
Hi Phil Thanks very much for your post. Yes that is the difficulty with dyspraxia, isn't it, that it's all a bit of mystery? I must admit that the neurologist and doctor were quite understanding - I was a bit worried after some of the comments on here that I might not be taken seriously. If you don'...
- Fri Jan 04, 2013 12:46 pm
- Forum: Getting help & assessment
- Topic: NOT SURE WHERE TO GO NEXT
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3780
NOT SURE WHERE TO GO NEXT
I sent a post before about my appointment with the neurologist. I've now had a letter back. He said that I did come across as rather anxious and "in terms of objective signs attributable to a parietal lobe problem I could detect none today. She could copy a 3D cube and intersecting pentagons wi...
- Wed Jan 02, 2013 11:07 am
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: Random moments of energy
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4039
Re: Random moments of energy
Once again, it is such a relief to have found this forum! It's like reading about myself, a lot of it. I get very excited by all sorts of things, sometimes it seems great, but at other times I just wish I wasn't like that, because it gets too painful. I get too happy and excited and it sort of hurts...
- Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:48 am
- Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
- Topic: MERRY CHRISTMAS
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1605
Re: MERRY CHRISTMAS
Merry Christmas to you Joy, and thank you for your encouraging posts only the past few months. Happy Christmas and New Year to everyone on the site.
Nicky
Nicky
- Wed Dec 19, 2012 4:59 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New here
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2785
Re: New here
Just thought of something else - have you been in touch with the Dyspraxia Foundation, they often have local groups, and are really good. The lady in Berkshire has helped me so much. I've always struggled with what I thought were strange things, like I find it difficult getting off a train, and work...
- Wed Dec 19, 2012 4:57 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New here
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2785
Re: New here
Hi Zoe Welcome to the forum. Good to hear from you. I really feel for you, because I'm in my 40s and have just come to the conclusion I've got dyspraxia (almost certainly) - I don't actually have a diagnosis, but that's another story. Anyway I'm fairly sure I do and they seem to think it's likely, b...