I’m certain I have dyspraxia. A few years ago, my mum was reading an article about a dyspraxic child in the local paper. After reading, she handed me the papaer and said “This is exactly what you were like as a child.” I took your tick test and I ticked at least 30 boxes. I’m sure if I went over it again with someone close to me, I would btick a couple more. A couple of my symptoms wer highlighted by other people. For example, my sister and family kept telling me that I talk to loud and too much and sometimes say the wrong thing; my friend told me that I walk with no natural rhythm. I’m sure there’s more that I don’t know about. I went to the doctor a couple of months ago about a possible diagnosis, I mentioned some of my symptoms and he told me he would try adn find someone to refer me to. I still haven’t heard anything, so either he hasn’t taken me seriously (that’s happened before, with a different doctor) or there’s no-one in this area who can help me. PLease help me. I need an answer to why I’m different. I know I am, I know I’m not an idiot. Sometimes I feel inadequate, incompetent, worthless nd useless. I don’t know what else I can do. If I can get a diagnosis I will be able to get help and some understanding at work. I’m a waitress at a pie shop and sometimes I can’t quite get all the tasks done before closing time. My supervisor keeps asking me why I can’t do things everyone else can do, and I just say “I don’t know”. I don’t want to say “I’m dyspraxic” in case the doctor tells me I don’t have it and I’m just making things up.
Thanks for your email,
If you can tick most of the boxes then it is pretty certain that you’re dyspraxic. You need to see an occupational therapist for a complete diagnosis. So ask your doctor for a referral to one. It is thought that the cause of dyspraxia is something trauma that happens in a very narrow window 6 weeks either side of birth. If your mother can recall that happening then its very lightly that you are.
In my book on dyspraxia, which can only be bought downloadable, sorry but only costs $9 i think, i talk at length about why dyspraxics are how they are and what causes it etc. Also there are lots of suggestions for treating it, and although they usually work with children there is plenty of evidence that simple crawling, balancing and throwing etc activities also work with dyspraxic adults. So you should be doing these things with your mother.
Hope all goes well. cheers
dawn
January 20th, 2009
please please can you help my daughter who is 9 and a twin got statemented in feb 2007 school is not much help really , she has a helper who is always sick and helps other children more than my daughter i think ,i also thinks she has dyslexia as words are written back to front cant do maths i could go on where do i go now im stuck please if you could be so kind as to advise me thank you
Okay. Start with my tick tests, found on my sites. If she comes across as dyslexic then get the dyslexic pack or just the book, and most of what you need is in there. Either you can do the work with her yourself, its very easy and mostly games, or you can get the teachers aid or school to do it. The phonics course is written for parents and very simple to follow and fun.
If she comes as dyspraxic then you need to read the book on dyspraxia as well so as to understand why she is like she is and follow the simple games etc I describe. I have written these books to make it easy for parents and am selling them to raise money to set up my own dyslexic centre.
Try not to panic. Remember that its not about labels, its about understanding why your daughter is having the problems and how she best learns and then teaching her that way. The book Dyslexia- How to Win has tests that show you how she learns and then explain how to teach her. different children learn differently and its all about knowing the child’s learning strengths.
good luck
Dawn
January 12th, 2009
Hi, my 7 yo Alex has been diagnosed with dyslexia, ADD and possible Auditory Processing Disorder. Despite 2 years of support at school plus Ot nd Speech since the age of 2.5, we are reading at begining kindy level still, showing little improvement and he is becoming increasingly frustrated and depressed. I am in Wollongong NSW and desperatly want to help him but dont know what to do know as what we have been doing is not working. His IQ came3 in as quite low but he did not want to be in the testing room and made no effort. I am looking for a tutor or program along the Orton Gillingham method. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I no one is trained in this method, is it possible to buy this program so i can impliment it at home. I am deperatly trying to find some way to help my boy. God bless, I hope you can help.
hi, Thanks for your email. Now first i should say that Auditory Processing Disorder is part of dyslexia, most dyslexic have this . And just about every dyslexic is diagnosed as having ADD in Australia so do not worry about that, and please do not give him drugs.
Secondly if his self esteem was low when he was tested his IQ would register as low , but i have never met a Dyslexic who was did have a really low IQ. So just treat his as an ordinary child . you are the parent you will know best.
Dyslexics learn differently from other kids and what he needs is teaching in a different way, then he will improve. I explain all about this and show you how to teach a dyslexic in my book Dyslexia – How to Win, and i designed the games etc for parents who need to teach their own kids. I am trying to help with these books.
But let me also say that all dyslexics are gifted and that half of self made millionaires are dyslexic. Please see this page of my site. The single most important thing that dictates his success is understanding that he is dyslexic and what it really means. I talk about this a lot in the book.
Sir Jammie Oliver is still very weak at reading and writing and dictates all his books.
Get back to me with any more questions but remember most of what i know, as a dyslexic and a teacher is in this book. Please read it. It really does work, and you can download it for $20.
good luck
cheers
dawn
January 9th, 2009
Dear parents
IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR SONS/DAUGHTER’S FUTURE, PURSUE THE DYSLEXIA ISSUE, AND DO NOT REST UNTILL SATISFIED.
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