Hello Fellow Dyspraxics!

Hal76 · Post by **Hal76** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:37 pm

Hi everyone!
I'm a 29 year old (male) magazine journalist living in Exeter! I was actually diagnosed about six years ago but have only started doing something about it quite recently.
How do I know I'm Dyspraxic?
I hate getting my change out to pay for things in shops.
I can't usually change light bulbs or open wine bottles.
I hate getting in (and especially) out of cars.
My short term memory is sometimes poor.
Carrying drinks back from the bar is a nightmare!
My short term memory is sometimes poor (JOKE).
I'm always getting lost.
Just thought I'd check things out here anyway!

Post by **Daniel** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:38 am

Welcome to the forum!

Your dyspraxic short list sounds to be bang on the money.

Your line of work sounds interesting. I wonder if I might be able to pick your brains on it as I have a friend overseas who'd like to get into the film journalist line of work.

Hope you enjoy the forum,

Dan
(back in the UK from Thursday!)

Hal76 · Post by **Hal76** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:20 pm

Sure! I did some unpaid film reviews for a local pub mag in my home town of Peterborough. I then did a six month magazine course at Highbury college, Portsmouth, did some freelance and work experience while there, got my current job within a month of graduating and never looked back!

donnaf · Post by **donnaf** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 4:44 pm

Hiya Hal n welcome $\:D/$ Hope u enjoy it here.
Dan's comin home, he's comin home (think 3 lions tune lol)

rah · Post by **rah** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:09 pm

Hal76 wrote:Sure! I did some unpaid film reviews for a local pub mag in my home town of Peterborough. I then did a six month magazine course at Highbury college, Portsmouth, did some freelance and work experience while there, got my current job within a month of graduating and never looked back!

haha peterborough! well done on escaping to a nicer part of the country, i can't wait til i can do the same!

hello and welcome! sarah x

Hal76 · Post by **Hal76** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:44 pm

Thanks Rah! True - Peterborough wasn't all bad but a bit of a cultural desert! Exeter much nicer though!

Hal76 · Post by **Hal76** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:45 pm

I mean Sarah!

Chris

rah · Post by **rah** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:39 pm

cultural desert it truly is! i've never been to exeter but i've been told it's lovely.

did you live in peterborough for long?

Hal76 · Post by **Hal76** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:27 pm

Have actually lived in Peterborough most of my adult life! I only moved away in June of last year and my family still live there (am back for Xmas).
You?

Greg · Post by **Greg** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:53 am

Tenday late greetings and saluations!

Should we read anything into the name? I don't wanna go out of an airlock!

Post by **Daniel** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:49 am

Shall we give Hal76 a big red eye as a forum avatar. That would probably freak everyone out!

Hal76 · Post by **Hal76** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:21 am

Ha! No - Hal's just a shortened version of my surname! I won't be singing 'Daisy, Daisy...' anytime soon!

Lucy_Rush · Post by **Lucy_Rush** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 1:48 pm

hallo.

Hal76 · Post by **Hal76** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:51 pm

Just back from my office Christmas party in Chester! I enjoyed it and got mildly drunk. The only problem was as I'm naturally clumsy anyway, I couldn't help but notice people were assuming I was drunker than I actually was! I've noticed this before.