Suspition of Dyspraxia
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 1:00 pm
Hello, everyone,
My name is Catia and I come from Portugal.
I was never followed by a doctor or a specialist since I was a child. However, looking back, I realized that I needed a children's devellopment specialist. I was clumsy since I was a child and I always had a very bad coordination. I was also easily distracted and my mother kept telling me that it was my main issue at school. However, I was very good at reading and learning my original language (Portuguese). I just had a hard time on my handwriting. I wasn't good at all at math and I was creative, as I loved to write poetry and stories. When I was in high school I didn't study much but I always succeeded to pursue my studies. I was not dumb, I just loathed physical education. I was never choosen to be on a team. I was always the last. I was good at drawing but I couldn't paint with watercolours because I was clumsy and the paintings weren't very good. I could't dance to the rhytm of music and to these day I am not good using cuttlery. I learned English, French and some German very well but I am slow when I have to answer to a question that someone asks me.
Now that I am taking a superior education course, I'm having a hard time on my internship. The degree is related to Sign Language Interpretation. I always wanted to learn sign language but It is a bit hard for me to learn it because it is demanding, ad fast thinking and motion is needed. My internship is split in 2 schools and it is being hard for me to do interpretation in class. Most of my supervisors are demanding and they don't understand the effort that I am making. I have an English class that is shared with two deaf students with different learning abilities and I am not managing to hear the teacher and face each student that she is talking too. Furthermore, this teacher talks fast at times and I have to keep her rythm while paying attention to both students. To translate something to sign language requires fast thinking and I make many mistakes signing because I get clumsy. The supervisors have to correct my mistakes several times and it sabotages my work. I also have problems with my eyesight, such as a left lazy eye. I use glasses but It doens't make everyting better.
I have five siblings and I grew up poor. I didn't have severe learning disabilities and no one understood that I needed help. So when I became and adult, it was really hard to work with people and to do a good job, managing time and the chores. I took care of the elderly and it was hard to do a diaper and to work with other colleagues. Fortunately, some of them were friendly and patient.
It is hard to try to live a normal life always struggling. It it a huge weight to carry, mentally and emotionaly.
My name is Catia and I come from Portugal.
I was never followed by a doctor or a specialist since I was a child. However, looking back, I realized that I needed a children's devellopment specialist. I was clumsy since I was a child and I always had a very bad coordination. I was also easily distracted and my mother kept telling me that it was my main issue at school. However, I was very good at reading and learning my original language (Portuguese). I just had a hard time on my handwriting. I wasn't good at all at math and I was creative, as I loved to write poetry and stories. When I was in high school I didn't study much but I always succeeded to pursue my studies. I was not dumb, I just loathed physical education. I was never choosen to be on a team. I was always the last. I was good at drawing but I couldn't paint with watercolours because I was clumsy and the paintings weren't very good. I could't dance to the rhytm of music and to these day I am not good using cuttlery. I learned English, French and some German very well but I am slow when I have to answer to a question that someone asks me.
Now that I am taking a superior education course, I'm having a hard time on my internship. The degree is related to Sign Language Interpretation. I always wanted to learn sign language but It is a bit hard for me to learn it because it is demanding, ad fast thinking and motion is needed. My internship is split in 2 schools and it is being hard for me to do interpretation in class. Most of my supervisors are demanding and they don't understand the effort that I am making. I have an English class that is shared with two deaf students with different learning abilities and I am not managing to hear the teacher and face each student that she is talking too. Furthermore, this teacher talks fast at times and I have to keep her rythm while paying attention to both students. To translate something to sign language requires fast thinking and I make many mistakes signing because I get clumsy. The supervisors have to correct my mistakes several times and it sabotages my work. I also have problems with my eyesight, such as a left lazy eye. I use glasses but It doens't make everyting better.
I have five siblings and I grew up poor. I didn't have severe learning disabilities and no one understood that I needed help. So when I became and adult, it was really hard to work with people and to do a good job, managing time and the chores. I took care of the elderly and it was hard to do a diaper and to work with other colleagues. Fortunately, some of them were friendly and patient.
It is hard to try to live a normal life always struggling. It it a huge weight to carry, mentally and emotionaly.