So, am I technically Dyspraxic?

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I have been diagnosed with OCD, Anxiety, and Depresson and it has also been noted I have motor and visual spatial skill problems and that I should see a occupational therapist. But no specific diagnosis was given other than to "monitor for non verbal learning disorder) but with my motor skill problems being such a issue, and dyspraxia being motor skill issues, does that mean I am technically, and officially dyspraxic?

Not necessarily.

I have no diagnosis of DCD but I have been shown to have motor difficulty and this is commented in my report. So does technically mean I am dyspraxic which means motor diffuculty?

I can't say for sure. It could be they did not want to give you another diagnosis. I was given "indicates a nonverbal learning disability" without giving me a diagnosis of it.

My report said to "monitor for a non verbal learning disorder".

I think the reason you got "indicates" and not a full fledged diagnosis was because there is not technically a diagnostic code for NVLD so they had to just say indicates.

It is from the DSM IV-TR.

NVLD is not in any DSM or even ICD

hmm...sounds familiar
When I was able to be in occupational therapy, I am officially diagnosed with severe and moderate forms of dyspraxia. I was generally motor delayed developmentally, the biggest problem with speech. My speech is still affected.

My speech is actually pretty good. My problem is gross motor skills and understanding how some objects come together (using machinery) like even using a can opener was hard for me to learn. And I have terrible handwriting and I can't draw to save my life.