Dyspraxic Adults

Hello

I'm new and I've just been diagnosed with dyspraxia today (28/12/10). I rushed home after my appointment with the Educational Psychologist and have been googling adult Dyspraxia for the last 3 hours as I've never heard of it.

I was a little shocked by the diagnosis, as I thought I was stupid, although the psychologist kept telling that I wasn't. I'm currently an MPhil student in a London Uni, hoping to do a PhD, but that is another story I will share with you some other time. I'm also dyscalculic and a member of dyscalculia.org.

I still haven't got all the answers about dyspraxia, but a lot of things made sense especially at work and how I interact with people.

I hope this forum can give me a lot more answers.

Thnaks

Hi Euphena and welcome to the forum - I think it's safe to say that if you're doing an MPhil then you're not stupid! I hope you learn some more about the condition from here - there's not a huge amount of info out there! I don't know about your uni, but mine (Cardiff) has a book called "Caged in Chaos" by Victoria Biggs which could be worth looking up - it's written from the point of view of Vicky as a dyspraxic teenager. Although I was in my mid 20s when I read it, I was still able to relate to much of it it. Try the uni library anyway, you never know what they may come up with!

Hi Lady Fluff

Thank you for your warm welcome. I will locate the book you recommeneded. I'm still shocked by my diagnosis and would like some counselling to work out what I need to do next career wise etc
Take care

Euphena

Lady Fluff wrote: I think it's safe to say that if you're doing an MPhil then you're not stupid!

Just what I was going to say In fact many here are graduates or post graduates, so I wouldn't say Dyspraxia = stupidity, far from it in fact. I myself am currently doing a part time MSc. I wasn't "diagnosed" as an undergraduate, and don't have an "official" diagnosis at the moment, but am seriously considering getting one.