POLL: Who here has a dyspraxia diagnosis?

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Who here has a dyspraxia diagnosis?

See this article to learn about Dyspraxia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyspraxia .

Not officially diagnosed with it but there is about a 99% chance I have dyspraxia. My first memory of dyspraxia was about first grade (6-7 years old) not being able to do a single set up. I simply could not send a signal from my brain to make it happen. By 4th grade I guess about 10 years old I could not do jumping jacks and was a laughingstock. My teacher wrote a note to my parents but they did nothing. About the same time my piano teacher said I could not play the piano.

I finished a test super fast in 4th grade and the teacher was mad my writing was unreadable but my answers were all correct. She wrote a note saying I rather read comic books than work. I was wiped when I got home so needless to say I do not read comic books anymore.

Never good at sports. I did not really learn to drive till age 34. Though ADHD was a factor in that to.

Well, I was awkward enough to get sent to an occupational therapist when I was about 13, and scored in the 7th percentile on a gross motor skills test at that time. Does that count as dyspraxia in and of itself?

I really can't say that it's caused me any distress. I've never had any interest in sports, and looking clumsy to others isn't a big deal to me.

I don't think I have dyspraxia... "uneven" would be the best word to describe my motor skills... I could sit, crawl and walk at the normal time for a full-term baby (I was born one month premature) and I could run, jump, write and ride a bike at the normal time too...

But I couldn't colour neatly until I was 8, couldn't hop well until 10; and I finally learnt to tie my shoes without trouble at 11. The first time I managed to eat without dropping the food on the table was when I was 13. I can't use scissors except if I want to cut my nails because I can't cut a neat and straight line... my throwing and shooting aim is bad and I bump into things a lot in tight-ish places and drop things a lot too.

Diagnosed with it back in 1978. I did not see any connection with autism or aspergers then but I have been told recently but my GP it is a common comorbid of it. I was also told there are plenty of autistics who do not have it.

I was diagnosed with it when I was 6 or 7. I've gotten over some of it, but my handwriting sucks all the time, and I'm clumsy.

I don't think I may have dyspraxia.

I'm pretty sure I'm dyspraxic. I'm hypotonic and probably be a bit Marfans-y.

I'm not dignoused with it but it's on my statement

I'm really interested in what that article says about it possibly affecting someone's ability to pay attention and to order their thoughts and speech! I know I'm loaded with dyspraxia physically, but I wonder if it's also the real reason why I can't converse worth a toot! I'm usually having several thoughts at once, and it's hard for me to order and prioritize them when I'm trying to discuss something. Very frustrating. I was told that I had co-morbid ADHD, and Ritalin does help this problem some, but I still have trouble verbalizing my thoughts clearly. I've never been able to run those really long and detailed verbal monologues the way I've seen other folks with AS do! Seems like my AS relatives who have fewer physical dyspraxia signs are also the ones whose thought and speech patterns seem a little more organized. Don't know, but it's an interesting thought!