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07 May 2012, 8:27 am

I've been diagnosed with it... However I don't think I've been fully supported with it like I have with my autism.

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07 May 2012, 8:31 am

I have it.

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09 May 2012, 2:28 am

I was diagnosed at 2 with dyspraxia when I wasn't talking.
I totally get what you mean about not getting the support for dyspraxia that you do for autism.
Dyspraxia is underrated, people don't realise how big a disability this is (for me, anyway).

It still affects my speech, coordnation, spacial awareness and social skills, but most of all, it takes me a lot longer to memorize things. I am highly intelligent and comprehend principles easily, however, I cannot retain information, and everytime I do something, I have to relearn it. This is EXTREMELY frustrating.
Is this the same with you?

I get lots of help for AS, none for dyspraxia.

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09 May 2012, 3:30 am

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It still affects my speech, coordnation, spacial awareness and social skills, but most of all, it takes me a lot longer to memorize things. I am highly intelligent and comprehend principles easily, however, I cannot retain information, and everytime I do something, I have to relearn it. This is EXTREMELY frustrating.
Is this the same with you?

In my case it is quite true. I even forget where I put things.
I agree that it is extremely frustrating and that it is underrated as a disability.

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09 May 2012, 7:28 am

I have it. Let's just say that gym class was a living hell for me.

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09 May 2012, 7:37 am

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I have it. Let's just say that gym class was a living hell for me.

Here we have Physical Education... actually don't remember it being that bad for me other than being completely worn out in like 5 minutes.

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09 May 2012, 7:39 am

PastFixations wrote:

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I have it. Let's just say that gym class was a living hell for me.

Here we have Physical Education... actually don't remember it being that bad for me other than being completely worn out in like 5 minutes.

Well, by the time I was in grade 6 I had a jerk of a gym teacher who would scream at me and center me out in front of the whole class. After that I was traumatized from gym for the rest of my life.

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09 May 2012, 7:55 am

Gosh.

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11 May 2012, 4:20 pm

I was never diagnosed with it but I had a lot of problems with motor-skills as a kid & my motor-skills still are not great. I have Essential Tremors thou & not having good at fine motor-skills could be related to that. I may not have dyspraxia but I can really relate to it

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11 May 2012, 4:26 pm

nick007 wrote:

When you say tremors, do you mean your body shakes when you don't really realize it's happening as I do this at times.

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11 May 2012, 4:30 pm

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nick007 wrote:

When you say tremors, do you mean your body shakes when you don't really realize it's happening as I do this at times.

My hand/arms shake when doing things with fine motor-skills like writing or buttoning a shirt

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11 May 2012, 5:37 pm

My Dyspraxia killed my future career as a Histology Technician. I am unable to cut tissue and unable to manipulate a microscope, or any laboratory equipment. That is why I just have a General Studies Associate's.

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11 May 2012, 6:23 pm

Dyspraxic here. People do seem to just treat it as a 'loljokes' learning difficulty.

It's not. My find motor control is so bad I can't write, tie my shoe-laces, brush my hair. My gross motor control is pretty shoddy as well, walking is perilous. People like to laugh when other people fall over, which annoys and frustrates me.

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11 May 2012, 8:19 pm

nick007 wrote:

PastFixations wrote:

nick007 wrote:

When you say tremors, do you mean your body shakes when you don't really realize it's happening as I do this at times.

My hand/arms shake when doing things with fine motor-skills like writing or buttoning a shirt

I have that as well but I think it's because of the meds I take. I can also get really anxious sometimes which causes me to shake more.

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11 May 2012, 8:30 pm

lostgirl1986 wrote:

nick007 wrote:

PastFixations wrote:

nick007 wrote:

When you say tremors, do you mean your body shakes when you don't really realize it's happening as I do this at times.

My hand/arms shake when doing things with fine motor-skills like writing or buttoning a shirt

I have that as well but I think it's because of the meds I take. I can also get really anxious sometimes which causes me to shake more.

Anxiety & stress make me shake more & psych meds(especially anti-psychotics) made it a lot worse

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11 May 2012, 8:31 pm

FalsettoTesla wrote:

I didn't learn how to tie my shoe laces properly until I was 16ish, I just disguised the problem really well growing up. I still have bad fine motor skills. My penmanship is really messy. Also, I can't swim, ride a bike or skate.

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