From the Dyspraxia Subreddit. "A list of symptoms people don’t talk about enough - All of them - Clumsiness - Horrible handwriting - Horrible memory, some have a good short term and bad long term memory and vice versa and some just have bad memory all together - Difficultly tying laces, learning to ride a bike and anything else that has your body do complicated movements - Tripping over words and having a hard time explaining yourself and recalling words - Talking in circles, repeating yourself - Talking too fast and mumbling a lot so other people can’t hear you - Needing things explained over and over again in great detail so we can remember it - Feeling like your head is blank - Having a hard time knowing the tone of your voice or how loud or quiet your being - Having an easier time talking to older people/the opposite sex - Getting exhausted over nothing or really easily, basically chronic fatigue - Low concentration - Anxiety and second guessing if you’re right about something because you’re so used to feeling wrong - Anxiety over being clumsy, making clumsiness worse sometimes - Being really bad at multitasking - Having a really hard time communicating things, preferring to stay in your own head - Having an intuitive way of thinking about things and dealing with tasks - Feeling like it’s impossible to learn new things and giving up trying easily because of it - Being quiet because you’re afraid of being seen as stupid by people or people calling you smart a lot because you spend a lot of time in your head and actually have a big vocabulary/info about things you just don’t get to show it off a lot - Having a high level of empathy because of your experiences - Extreme fidgetiness, constantly tapping stuff - Bad self care, forgetting to shower or wash yourself, forgetting to brush teeth - Bad spatial awareness, having a hard time keeping track of people walking next to you or bumping into them - Your eye-hand coordination is really bad, catching things is really difficult - Preferring creative or low energy hobbies because of their physical setbacks - Feeling like you have to work twice as hard as everybody else - Feeling or being labelled lazy because of how exhausted you get - Can be especially self conscious and anxious and feel misunderstood because the way your body is so out of sync from your mind makes you be treated differently by people and judged on a surface level - Hard time filtering things - Can ramble and talk a lot"
Wow just had a lightbulb moment.... I always have found it difficult to explain to people (especially my friends) that I can be really socially awkward due to my dyspraxia and they will always say "what are you talking about I've never thought that" or something along those lines. And it's true that when I'm having dinner with a close group of friends or working with my small team at work that I seem confident and can be quite witty and even occasionally comedic in conversations with them. However in large group settings, loud public places or when there is some other distraction around me I really struggle. Often I just shut down and don't talk much and I always feel like I must come off as rude or those who know me must think I'm just having a bad day. Thank you now I can explain this better to my friends and colleagues and I understand myself better too!
Madeleine Claire Reading your comments really connected with me,I'm 70 now but only heard about dyspraxia a couple of years ago and it explain all the feelings I've had since my teens, the bit about the whit and comedy in small groups,people said I should be a stand up comedian but they didn't realise the struggle it was in larger groups, The funny thing was the next comment to the one you were replying to mentioned mobile joints and dislocating jaws, dentist over the years have commented on my mobile jaw and asking me if I got pain but I never did, strange old world isn't it.
Wow I hadn't made that connection during the video but I'm actually the same. When I'm comfortable with people, people say I'm really funny and outgoing but if I'm uncomfortable or if I'm tired I completely shutdown no matter how much I want to involve myself in the conversation.
This is a very helpful video. Got diagnosed as dyspraxic in 2016, after 42 years of dealing with teachers, classmates, then onto employers and colleagues who were ignorant AF.
Got diagnosed in 2017 at the age of 48. As you can imagine it's been a whirlwind of emotions remembering all the put downs and abuse we recieved because of ignorance. To suddenly realise it wasn;t actually your fault you struggled. Just glad I met someone else around my age who also found out late in life.
How did you guys get a diagnosis? I suspect I have dyspraxia but I’m unsure whether it’s worth investigating or not. As a kid I really struggled in school. I particularly had issues learning to tell the time, learning to tie my laces and learning to ride a bike. I do always seem to take longer to do things compared to others.
I have ASD, ADHD and Dyspraxia (diagnosed yesterday with it) and I must admit, I knew nothing about Dyspraxia aside from the stereotypical clumsy stuff. This video was really insightful and I'm gonna send it t my friends and family so hopefully, they can understand me better! Thank you xx
This video is so helpful. I was diagnosed at uni with dyspraxia and dyslexia when I was 22 and only now 10 years on have I really recognised it and tried to figure myself out. I was always ashamed of it but now I embrace it
I've been diagnosed with dyspraxia since I was 16, I had no idea it affects empathy and it actually makes sense a little, I've always had fluctuating intensity in how I feel empathy with sometimes constantly caring for everyone to then feeling so exhausted with it I feel I can't bother with dealing with any of it so I put on a tough exterior as if I dont care. Thank you for this information
I sprained both my ankles on flat ground, wasn't even wearing shoes. We didn't have a wheelchair handy so I was wheeled back into the building on an office chair
I have dyspraxia, and while I can definitely say it never goes away, it does certainly get easier to cope with. A lot of stuff that I struggled with as a kid, I don’t so much anymore due to repetition in practice, muscle conditioning, and other such things. Also, I am rather intelligent (not bragging. This is something others have said to me), so my intelligence is used a lot to mask my struggles. I will also say that I wish I knew how much my condition affected my social interactions as a kid. As a kid, I never even knew that that could be a thing. Luckily my social skills have improved immensely with age. But it still would’ve been nice to know that dyspraxia could affect my social skills years ago.
Thank you precious Krystal I hate hearing that it is a clumsy disease it is way more. Ive never been diagnosed but I'm now 74 and couldn't care less. I'm blessed with knowing I've. been chosen by God to be His child at a very early age. All my life I've been treated indifferent except by my precious husband and children.I also want you to know your beautiful.
I'm 34 and I just had a dyspraxia assessment last week. Awaiting a formal diagnosis but the assessor said he does believe I meet the criteria for a formal diagnosis, just waiting for a final report. I asked my GP to refer me for an assessment (UK) but they wouldn't because apparently "there's no point in diagnosing adults"🤔. So I ended up paying privately for an assessment. I've recently been diagnosed with autism so I'm on a bit of a journey of self discovery right now. So pleased I've realised there is an actual reason why I have certain issues. For me the main struggles are very much "clumsiness " and a poor sense of direction. With an autism diagnosis as well there are a lot of cross overs so I'm not really sure how it affects me socially and in processing information. Thank you for validating that adults still struggle with it, it's not just children!
I remember havin a heck of a time learning to ride my bike, also shoe laces. And I'm told I was slow to walk, I'd scoot around on my tush. Also had a heck of a time learning to tell time. My mom would draw clocks and try and explain the hands to me.
I hate this because America does not pay attention to this disorder. I have struggled my entire life with this. There is no recognition for it, so there is no lightening of the workload, no employer recognition and no help whatsoever.
@@claude-alinecarriere3337 yeah. The u.k. is the most helpful from what I've heard. I'm sorry to hear about your struggles. It is really hard when no one cares or understands.
The help is from a neuropsychologist. Neuropsychologists are found at neurology offices. Make sure that it’s a clinical psychologist with a qualification in neuropsychology. Also occupational therapists know about this. Physical therapists can diagnose fine and gross motor problems
What has recently been going on in the Dyspraxia community. I hope things improve. Personally I'd like to have another chance to try and connect with people. I just (like other Dyspraxic people) find it difficult to communicate at times. And sometimes, there are people I want to understand quickly if we aren't going to get along
Well god damn that hits the nail on the head perfectly. I went down this rabbit hole knowing I suffered from coordination issues as a child but never really putting the pieces together until today. Just about every single point that was brought up perfectly applies to me and my situation, even the stuff I never really questioned like my social habits and my fluctuating working capabilities. My super high empathy drive drove me towards a degree in psychology and my social awareness (or varying capabilities with) encourages me to have a trait where I instinctively watch for other people's reactions to things being said without even meaning to. I wont go into a lot of details but I will say that its very clear that it affected and both aided in and hindered my musical abilities an absolute ton. I cant thank you enough for making this video and raising awareness about what it actually means to be dyspraxic. If I'm not just fooling myself I can see this as being the start of a lot of very positive behavioural mindset changes for me
Oh damn I just saw your last video and also that its been a few years. I am so sorry for how people made you feel. Its not right. I hope you are doing well nowadays. It is why I never will be a creator online, I couldnt face people being so shitty
lol, my ankle joints can bend in all directions. I didn't know that has to do with dispraxia, but it did save my life many times. Thx to it, every time I fell from the stairs, I've always been fine because if I would have landed with my foot bend 90° left, I would limp for a few minutes and then be fine again. So in a sense I fall like a cat, just sometimes the feet aren't in an anatomically correct position :D. Oh... and I've gotten lockjaw a million times as a kid because I can dislocate my jaw, just don't do it because it is a very painful thing to do. And to all without dispraxia: yes that happened a lot. So much that I've gotten a reflex of sensing when other people are about to fall. People at work still recount the tale of me saving a technician's life because in a split second, I blocked him from falling from a ladder with his neck to a metal table. Hand hurt like hell from that movement tho :p
Might want to look up ehlers danlos syndrome or ask your doctor about it sounds like u I have it on top of dyspraxia it makes me so much more of a clumsy person but dislocating things instead of breaking things I'll take any day just wish I can throw the pain in the trash
Talking to your GP is something I highly advise to rule out other issues causing joint problems, especially if your having dislocations or partial dislocations. As Brea mentions hEDS is a possible cause, it is a rare condition so unlikely, however it is something I'm exploring currently.
+1 for looking into hEDS or hypermobile spectrum disorder, especially with dislocations! I've also wondered how many times I didn't end up with fractures because my joints extended and took the impact. I spent a lot of my childhood in casts, moonboots etc, but never actually fractured/broke anything 😂 (much to everyone's confusion & a lot of accusations of me lying about pain levels). Haha, I definitely have that 'someone is about to fall/drop something' sense. I've also been impressed the number of times I've caught items like my phone mid-air after dropping it & carrying on like nothing happened. Ask me to catch something thrown at me, though, and it'll just hit me right in the face.
@@DyspraxiaMagazine thx for the concern, but we actually had it checked when I was a kid. Parents got a bit scared when I fell and my foot was bent 90° to the left. I'm fine as long as I don't use that ability. After a while it will stop be bendable, which it isn't yet, but it has become more stiff, so no worries ;)
This video was a great help to me. I was recently diagnosed with ADHD and MDD after a decade of profound difficulties and recently had the dyspraxia diagnosis. ADHD and Dyspraxia are sort of a double whammy when it comes to executive functioning. It can be very frustrating! Thank you very much for this video, it has bolstered my confidence, and at the same time it was all eerily familiar - which makes sense considering I have the condition, but still it is comforting to hear these things from such a likeable source. Your cat is wonderful btw. Cheers!
Hi Krystal-Bella this video is amazing! You have managed to sum up many of the experiences of the neurodivergent community in this one video 🥰. I hope the negativity around your community has dispersed as this video is the best I've seen on any channel (I've binged so many highly respected neurodivergent people with various diagnosies (sp?) and professionals)! I'm sure you have already figured out that at the core of each neurodivergent person is someone who is a highly sensitive person (HSP) and also a natural perfectionist (I unfortunately suspect the extremists in the community take their perfectionism a step too far). There is a great Google talk video on HSP if this is new to you. I love it as the original researcher is HSP so its based on a whole person's experience rather than just on externally observed medical deficits. It also goes into how these traits are naturally occurring in about 20 percent of each animal species studied so far which is the same in humans. The funny thing about all the separate research into HSP, dyspraxia, autism, ADHD, dyslexia etc is they seem to put up walls around their own labels and don't want to acknowledge the other, when in reality they are all noticing traits of the entire neurodivergent community. I really think the only difference between each neurodivergent person is their individual'l biological weakness in certain neuro-pathways that are then the first to shut off when anxiety and emotion levels rise (that and any trauma around their lives). Regardless, I hope you are doing well as you deserve it 🥰
Have 0 support no transportation can't can't set up on line shopping accounts 😥 can't fill out important paper work correctly declined assistance by systems can't work. Now a senior still not help I need.
I’m currently on a csi course in the uk and I have dyspraxia and I’m dyslexic. The course I’m on is 6 weeks with a lot to learn, I’m really struggling and feel stupid 😢. I don’t know how to manage people.
Wait there was an awareness week? Damn I missed a great opportunity to do a video on it but I'm so glad you did because I would be tripping over words like I do my feet. For real tho amazing video I'm gonna show this to a couple people now. Great explanation 😎👍
I also have dyspraxia too, as well as attention deficit disorder, i also have a close friend whos effected by and ive just got to take my hat off to you for putting this out there! Also you've articulated and explained this amazingly! Well done! 😁 Bless 🥰
Dyspraxia seems a rather broad explanation for a variety of symptoms. A perceptive and close friend of mine suggested this could be an explanation for why I don't seem to fit the normal mould when it comes to taking instruction or learning and dealing with emotional input. I mean, I am a bright guy but I have over the years had a tough time with conventional learning and other things such as motivation and relationships, however, I also put a huge amount of effort in being sociable, likeable etc. I love my own space and my own time, but I do need human interaction. Once I have had the time to work something out I tend to be better at it than most people, and some tasks which seems very difficult to many are actually easy for me. I've had huge life-changing events when I was young. Not as bad as some, but pretty bad. It is hard to tell if those events are the reason or if it is something like dyspraxia...however I do remember having a real issue learning the syllabus before these life changing events...
Thank you so much for this video. I'm 31 and struggled my whole life being physically slow also my learning, being born at 34 weeks, weighing 1lb 14oz. I'm yet to get a diagnosis but it would explain so much for me.
Im curious, would you ever consider Dyspraxia on the Autism Spectrum Disorder as there are so many overlaps? I understands its also a physical/neurological disorder just curious what you think? X
Dyspraxia has no relation to autism, it is possible to have both, I myself have both however most don't. They do of course have many similarities as they involve processing issues though.
@@dianastevenson131 interesting I would say that is medically incorrect however, the reason I brought up was because the comorbidity is so so high but actually I do know they are actually different disorders working in different areas of the brain but also there is definitely some big similarities that cause a co-morbidity. Quite interesting really.
Oh dear the reason it is DCD is because of how the brain coordinates information and messages which therefore can affect every single aspect of behaviour.
That's not a description that's attached to it though. Many people don't know that and a very common misconception is that it's only coordination (movement) focused. Which I discussed in the video.
how do someone get diagnosed with dyspraxia? Like, which type of tests do you get done? I really think I have it but I don't know how to tell my doctor. Also I once told a doctor about hypermobility but they didn't know a thing about it and just told me I don't have it.
Thanks for commenting on this one too! Sadly I can't move all my comments over and it's so annoying, it means this video shows up less to subscribers! 😭
@@DyspraxiaMagazine No worries, it means a lot to me that you make videos about dyspraxia. It might be worth uploading unlisted in the future checking the video quality(on another device) and then making them live?
@@UKgamer87 that's what I already do, unfortunately the issue happens AFTER they are scheduled, it's not affecting non scheduled videos. It happens to a lot of us an unfortunately TH-cam doesn't really care. It's a known issue.
I found your video via twitter and I've got a question about pursuing a diagnoses when you've got other diagnoses that may 'explain' some symptoms! (long post incoming) I haven't pursued a diagnosis due to cost, specialist availability, and the fear that a. I may struggle to get diagnosed as an adult and b. I don't know whether it's considered mutually exclusive with my other conditions? I'm autistic & ADHD, and I have hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome & POTS. I'm also 5'11 and assigned-female-at-birth - which, as you might have experienced as a lengthy person, was what I was told as a child was the source of all my problems, and that I'd grow out of it (*narrator's voice* they did not grow out of it). I'm 'clumsy', constantly spraining my joints, slow to process many inputs, I have auditory processing difficulties (haven't sought a dx for APD yet), experience sensory overload, poor working memory, difficulties with speech (especially word recall and forming sentences), organisation and executive dysfunction, dysgraphic tendencies (chicken scratch handwriting), I can't hold a pen properly (totally wrong grip + too firm of a grip), and well, I definitely don't do sports (not for a lack of trying in my teens). My coordination is very dependent on the day, the activity, how I'm feeling, and my sensory input. Some days I'm handling lab equipment with few issues & almost doing better than others (because when I'm in my element, I'm good! I also have a lot of systems that I set up to counter my coordination difficulties, which can mean I end up more organised than others). Other days... I'm dropping peers' hard drives full of information and boxes of curated microscope slides. Those days, I try to stick to desk work (or even just go home). Admittedly I've kind of self-diagnosed myself with dyspraxia for years as the description has fit me to a T. And despite a growing list of other diagnoses, I still say things like 'I'm dyspraxic' because, well, it's a lot quicker than saying (and then explaining) 'I have poor processing, proprioception and motor-cognitive skills'. But, I'm scared that I'll be told I can't say that I'm dyspraxic because I don't have a diagnosis. Is it worth pursuing a diagnosis (outside of e.g. Receiving accommodations in school or the workplace), or self-diagnosis accepted in the dyspraxia community? Thank you so much for this video, by the way!
Oh, of course, I'm constantly walking into things as well (whether it's newly arranged furniture, or walls that have been there for centuries) and tripping over myself (so it's not just hand-eye coordination iI struggle with). And, uh, I struggle with concision.
This is something I have a lot of thoughts on and would be best if I emailed you? Otherwise happy to share it here. I'm in the process of receiving a diagnosis for hEDS, pots +2 others that are all linked. I understand how exhausting the diagnosis process is, and getting individual ones without your others sullying a doctors views on a totally different one. It's a long and awful battle that takes years for some of us.
@@DyspraxiaMagazine thank you!! Either way is fine with me 😊 if you prefer email, mine is alex@alikat.co.nz Good luck with the hEDS diagnosis! I received mine (& POTS) back in June this year and it was just so helpful to finally have a reason that isn't just 'oh you're just tall/unfit/uncoordinated/not trying hard enough/not eating properly/standing up too quickly' etc etc.
From the Dyspraxia Subreddit.
"A list of symptoms people don’t talk about enough
- All of them
- Clumsiness
- Horrible handwriting
- Horrible memory, some have a good short term and bad long term memory and vice versa and some just have bad memory all together
- Difficultly tying laces, learning to ride a bike and anything else that has your body do complicated movements
- Tripping over words and having a hard time explaining yourself and recalling words
- Talking in circles, repeating yourself
- Talking too fast and mumbling a lot so other people can’t hear you
- Needing things explained over and over again in great detail so we can remember it
- Feeling like your head is blank
- Having a hard time knowing the tone of your voice or how loud or quiet your being
- Having an easier time talking to older people/the opposite sex
- Getting exhausted over nothing or really easily, basically chronic fatigue
- Low concentration
- Anxiety and second guessing if you’re right about something because you’re so used to feeling wrong
- Anxiety over being clumsy, making clumsiness worse sometimes
- Being really bad at multitasking
- Having a really hard time communicating things, preferring to stay in your own head
- Having an intuitive way of thinking about things and dealing with tasks
- Feeling like it’s impossible to learn new things and giving up trying easily because of it
- Being quiet because you’re afraid of being seen as stupid by people or people calling you smart a lot because you spend a lot of time in your head and actually have a big vocabulary/info about things you just don’t get to show it off a lot
- Having a high level of empathy because of your experiences
- Extreme fidgetiness, constantly tapping stuff
- Bad self care, forgetting to shower or wash yourself, forgetting to brush teeth
- Bad spatial awareness, having a hard time keeping track of people walking next to you or bumping into them
- Your eye-hand coordination is really bad, catching things is really difficult
- Preferring creative or low energy hobbies because of their physical setbacks
- Feeling like you have to work twice as hard as everybody else
- Feeling or being labelled lazy because of how exhausted you get
- Can be especially self conscious and anxious and feel misunderstood because the way your body is so out of sync from your mind makes you be treated differently by people and judged on a surface level
- Hard time filtering things
- Can ramble and talk a lot"
Literally most of this is me.
Almost all this is me.
Thank you for this. This list helps me to understand my friend more.
Another huge one is
Having difficulty bathing oneself or wiping oneself.
Especially having difficulty washing one’s own hair.
Oh god. Reading that made me sweaty! I felt personally attacked lol
Wow just had a lightbulb moment.... I always have found it difficult to explain to people (especially my friends) that I can be really socially awkward due to my dyspraxia and they will always say "what are you talking about I've never thought that" or something along those lines. And it's true that when I'm having dinner with a close group of friends or working with my small team at work that I seem confident and can be quite witty and even occasionally comedic in conversations with them. However in large group settings, loud public places or when there is some other distraction around me I really struggle. Often I just shut down and don't talk much and I always feel like I must come off as rude or those who know me must think I'm just having a bad day. Thank you now I can explain this better to my friends and colleagues and I understand myself better too!
Sorry for the essay :p
Madeleine Claire Reading your comments really connected with me,I'm 70 now but only heard about dyspraxia a couple of years ago and it explain all the feelings I've had since my teens, the bit about the whit and comedy in small groups,people said I should be a stand up comedian but they didn't realise the struggle it was in larger groups, The funny thing was the next comment to the one you were replying to mentioned mobile joints and dislocating jaws, dentist over the years have commented on my mobile jaw and asking me if I got pain but I never did, strange old world isn't it.
Wow I hadn't made that connection during the video but I'm actually the same. When I'm comfortable with people, people say I'm really funny and outgoing but if I'm uncomfortable or if I'm tired I completely shutdown no matter how much I want to involve myself in the conversation.
Wow you worded it perfectly! Nice to know there are others who experience it like I do 🙂 stay strong 😌💜
The depressing thing about all this is that, no matter how much we try and explain the condition, some people will just never get it.
This is a very helpful video.
Got diagnosed as dyspraxic in 2016, after 42 years of dealing with teachers, classmates, then onto employers and colleagues who were ignorant AF.
I'm glad the video was helpful for you 💜
Got diagnosed in 2017 at the age of 48. As you can imagine it's been a whirlwind of emotions remembering all the put downs and abuse we recieved because of ignorance. To suddenly realise it wasn;t actually your fault you struggled. Just glad I met someone else around my age who also found out late in life.
How did you guys get a diagnosis? I suspect I have dyspraxia but I’m unsure whether it’s worth investigating or not.
As a kid I really struggled in school. I particularly had issues learning to tell the time, learning to tie my laces and learning to ride a bike. I do always seem to take longer to do things compared to others.
@@joannedavies4958 A chance conversation with someone at our church, and they put me in touch with a professional assessor.
@@markt1387 ah that was lucky.
I have ASD, ADHD and Dyspraxia (diagnosed yesterday with it) and I must admit, I knew nothing about Dyspraxia aside from the stereotypical clumsy stuff. This video was really insightful and I'm gonna send it t my friends and family so hopefully, they can understand me better! Thank you xx
This video is so helpful. I was diagnosed at uni with dyspraxia and dyslexia when I was 22 and only now 10 years on have I really recognised it and tried to figure myself out. I was always ashamed of it but now I embrace it
I know this is a three year old comment but curious what made them diagnose you in your twenties.
I've been diagnosed with dyspraxia since I was 16, I had no idea it affects empathy and it actually makes sense a little, I've always had fluctuating intensity in how I feel empathy with sometimes constantly caring for everyone to then feeling so exhausted with it I feel I can't bother with dealing with any of it so I put on a tough exterior as if I dont care. Thank you for this information
I sprained both my ankles on flat ground, wasn't even wearing shoes. We didn't have a wheelchair handy so I was wheeled back into the building on an office chair
Thank you for the video. I have ADHD & dyspraxia. This video was very helpful dyspraxia needs to get more attention in the mainstream media
I suspect I have ADHD and dyspraxia as well. Trying to get educated so I can one-day seek a diagnosis
I have dyspraxia, and while I can definitely say it never goes away, it does certainly get easier to cope with. A lot of stuff that I struggled with as a kid, I don’t so much anymore due to repetition in practice, muscle conditioning, and other such things. Also, I am rather intelligent (not bragging. This is something others have said to me), so my intelligence is used a lot to mask my struggles.
I will also say that I wish I knew how much my condition affected my social interactions as a kid. As a kid, I never even knew that that could be a thing. Luckily my social skills have improved immensely with age. But it still would’ve been nice to know that dyspraxia could affect my social skills years ago.
Thank you precious Krystal I hate hearing that it is a clumsy disease it is way more. Ive never been diagnosed but I'm now 74 and couldn't care less. I'm blessed with knowing I've. been chosen by God to be His child at a very early age. All my life I've been treated indifferent except by my precious husband and children.I also want you to know your beautiful.
I'm 34 and I just had a dyspraxia assessment last week. Awaiting a formal diagnosis but the assessor said he does believe I meet the criteria for a formal diagnosis, just waiting for a final report. I asked my GP to refer me for an assessment (UK) but they wouldn't because apparently "there's no point in diagnosing adults"🤔. So I ended up paying privately for an assessment. I've recently been diagnosed with autism so I'm on a bit of a journey of self discovery right now. So pleased I've realised there is an actual reason why I have certain issues. For me the main struggles are very much "clumsiness " and a poor sense of direction. With an autism diagnosis as well there are a lot of cross overs so I'm not really sure how it affects me socially and in processing information. Thank you for validating that adults still struggle with it, it's not just children!
I remember havin a heck of a time learning to ride my bike, also shoe laces. And I'm told I was slow to walk, I'd scoot around on my tush. Also had a heck of a time learning to tell time. My mom would draw clocks and try and explain the hands to me.
I love the Ravenclaw cushion. I'm a proud Slytherin with dyspraxia! :)
I hate this because America does not pay attention to this disorder. I have struggled my entire life with this. There is no recognition for it, so there is no lightening of the workload, no employer recognition and no help whatsoever.
I live in Canada and cannot find any help in learning how to cope with dyspraxia.
Almost all the specialists/resources I find are for children.
@@claude-alinecarriere3337 yeah. The u.k. is the most helpful from what I've heard. I'm sorry to hear about your struggles. It is really hard when no one cares or understands.
The help is from a neuropsychologist. Neuropsychologists are found at neurology offices. Make sure that it’s a clinical psychologist with a qualification in neuropsychology. Also occupational therapists know about this. Physical therapists can diagnose fine and gross motor problems
What has recently been going on in the Dyspraxia community. I hope things improve. Personally I'd like to have another chance to try and connect with people. I just (like other Dyspraxic people) find it difficult to communicate at times. And sometimes, there are people I want to understand quickly if we aren't going to get along
Have RA & osteoarthritis. Limited vision. Because I cane shower and dress with no assistance no help with anything.
Well god damn that hits the nail on the head perfectly.
I went down this rabbit hole knowing I suffered from coordination issues as a child but never really putting the pieces together until today. Just about every single point that was brought up perfectly applies to me and my situation, even the stuff I never really questioned like my social habits and my fluctuating working capabilities. My super high empathy drive drove me towards a degree in psychology and my social awareness (or varying capabilities with) encourages me to have a trait where I instinctively watch for other people's reactions to things being said without even meaning to. I wont go into a lot of details but I will say that its very clear that it affected and both aided in and hindered my musical abilities an absolute ton.
I cant thank you enough for making this video and raising awareness about what it actually means to be dyspraxic. If I'm not just fooling myself I can see this as being the start of a lot of very positive behavioural mindset changes for me
Oh damn I just saw your last video and also that its been a few years. I am so sorry for how people made you feel. Its not right. I hope you are doing well nowadays. It is why I never will be a creator online, I couldnt face people being so shitty
lol, my ankle joints can bend in all directions. I didn't know that has to do with dispraxia, but it did save my life many times. Thx to it, every time I fell from the stairs, I've always been fine because if I would have landed with my foot bend 90° left, I would limp for a few minutes and then be fine again. So in a sense I fall like a cat, just sometimes the feet aren't in an anatomically correct position :D.
Oh... and I've gotten lockjaw a million times as a kid because I can dislocate my jaw, just don't do it because it is a very painful thing to do.
And to all without dispraxia: yes that happened a lot. So much that I've gotten a reflex of sensing when other people are about to fall. People at work still recount the tale of me saving a technician's life because in a split second, I blocked him from falling from a ladder with his neck to a metal table. Hand hurt like hell from that movement tho :p
Might want to look up ehlers danlos syndrome or ask your doctor about it sounds like u I have it on top of dyspraxia it makes me so much more of a clumsy person but dislocating things instead of breaking things I'll take any day just wish I can throw the pain in the trash
Talking to your GP is something I highly advise to rule out other issues causing joint problems, especially if your having dislocations or partial dislocations. As Brea mentions hEDS is a possible cause, it is a rare condition so unlikely, however it is something I'm exploring currently.
+1 for looking into hEDS or hypermobile spectrum disorder, especially with dislocations!
I've also wondered how many times I didn't end up with fractures because my joints extended and took the impact. I spent a lot of my childhood in casts, moonboots etc, but never actually fractured/broke anything 😂 (much to everyone's confusion & a lot of accusations of me lying about pain levels).
Haha, I definitely have that 'someone is about to fall/drop something' sense. I've also been impressed the number of times I've caught items like my phone mid-air after dropping it & carrying on like nothing happened. Ask me to catch something thrown at me, though, and it'll just hit me right in the face.
@@DyspraxiaMagazine thx for the concern, but we actually had it checked when I was a kid. Parents got a bit scared when I fell and my foot was bent 90° to the left. I'm fine as long as I don't use that ability. After a while it will stop be bendable, which it isn't yet, but it has become more stiff, so no worries ;)
This video was a great help to me. I was recently diagnosed with ADHD and MDD after a decade of profound difficulties and recently had the dyspraxia diagnosis. ADHD and Dyspraxia are sort of a double whammy when it comes to executive functioning. It can be very frustrating! Thank you very much for this video, it has bolstered my confidence, and at the same time it was all eerily familiar - which makes sense considering I have the condition, but still it is comforting to hear these things from such a likeable source. Your cat is wonderful btw. Cheers!
I love seeing your kitty
I am 53 and was just diagnosed with dyspraxia.
Beautiful and true! I believe I have it being born premature and the symptoms fit the bill to a t. Thank you for the video, God bless and Onward!
Hi Krystal-Bella this video is amazing! You have managed to sum up many of the experiences of the neurodivergent community in this one video 🥰. I hope the negativity around your community has dispersed as this video is the best I've seen on any channel (I've binged so many highly respected neurodivergent people with various diagnosies (sp?) and professionals)!
I'm sure you have already figured out that at the core of each neurodivergent person is someone who is a highly sensitive person (HSP) and also a natural perfectionist (I unfortunately suspect the extremists in the community take their perfectionism a step too far).
There is a great Google talk video on HSP if this is new to you. I love it as the original researcher is HSP so its based on a whole person's experience rather than just on externally observed medical deficits. It also goes into how these traits are naturally occurring in about 20 percent of each animal species studied so far which is the same in humans. The funny thing about all the separate research into HSP, dyspraxia, autism, ADHD, dyslexia etc is they seem to put up walls around their own labels and don't want to acknowledge the other, when in reality they are all noticing traits of the entire neurodivergent community. I really think the only difference between each neurodivergent person is their individual'l biological weakness in certain neuro-pathways that are then the first to shut off when anxiety and emotion levels rise (that and any trauma around their lives).
Regardless, I hope you are doing well as you deserve it 🥰
So we'll explained! True for me.. I thought many things are my fault, that affects self-esteem.
ive only known couple of years, still adjusting to it. pretty much winged life!
thank u for ur info! also unrelated but your cat is very cute!!
Amazing video thanks. I think that’s the only time I’ve seen someone able to explain dyspraxia perfectly. I will share you video!
Have 0 support no transportation can't can't set up on line shopping accounts 😥 can't fill out important paper work correctly declined assistance by systems can't work. Now a senior still not help I need.
I’m currently on a csi course in the uk and I have dyspraxia and I’m dyslexic. The course I’m on is 6 weeks with a lot to learn, I’m really struggling and feel stupid 😢. I don’t know how to manage people.
Wait there was an awareness week? Damn I missed a great opportunity to do a video on it but I'm so glad you did because I would be tripping over words like I do my feet.
For real tho amazing video I'm gonna show this to a couple people now. Great explanation 😎👍
I also have dyspraxia too, as well as attention deficit disorder, i also have a close friend whos effected by and ive just got to take my hat off to you for putting this out there!
Also you've articulated and explained this amazingly! Well done! 😁
Bless 🥰
Omg I've just realised what my TH-cam name is.. 😳 must change that 😅 dw jay is my name
Thank you for sharing this video!!!! I have Dyspraxia and I resonate sooo much! I'll check out your other videos ☺️ xx
I'm glad you enjoyed the video 😊
Your beautiful cat 🐱 😻
Why dose everyone with disbraxya love magic or are spirtfual in a type of way
Thought you absolutely got this spot on. Great vid and great ambassador for Dyspraxia. Keep up the good work 👍. Dave. (Dyspraxic Shaver).
I see you are also being tested for EDS (regarding the hypermobility section)
great video i have dyspraxia so can relate with your points in the video and understand and can relate your struggles in life with the disorder :)
Dyspraxia seems a rather broad explanation for a variety of symptoms. A perceptive and close friend of mine suggested this could be an explanation for why I don't seem to fit the normal mould when it comes to taking instruction or learning and dealing with emotional input. I mean, I am a bright guy but I have over the years had a tough time with conventional learning and other things such as motivation and relationships, however, I also put a huge amount of effort in being sociable, likeable etc. I love my own space and my own time, but I do need human interaction. Once I have had the time to work something out I tend to be better at it than most people, and some tasks which seems very difficult to many are actually easy for me.
I've had huge life-changing events when I was young. Not as bad as some, but pretty bad. It is hard to tell if those events are the reason or if it is something like dyspraxia...however I do remember having a real issue learning the syllabus before these life changing events...
Thank u I relate massively to this xx
Thank you so much for this video. I'm 31 and struggled my whole life being physically slow also my learning, being born at 34 weeks, weighing 1lb 14oz. I'm yet to get a diagnosis but it would explain so much for me.
I've had this thing for 30 years and I still don't know how it works...
Its a complete pain in the arse at times.
I highly reccomend joing some dyspraxia Facebook groups. Everyone shared everything and offers tons of advice and support you may find helpful x
@@DyspraxiaMagazine I gave up on Facebook a few years ago but I just looked up the Dyspraxia Subreddit and followed that, thanks.
Same here, got to try get reassessed for it again
I have dyspraxia too ✌️
KITTY!!!!
could someone tell me how many hours you sleep? I need nine hours.
Im curious, would you ever consider Dyspraxia on the Autism Spectrum Disorder as there are so many overlaps? I understands its also a physical/neurological disorder just curious what you think? X
Dyspraxia has no relation to autism, it is possible to have both, I myself have both however most don't.
They do of course have many similarities as they involve processing issues though.
@@DyspraxiaMagazine okay, thank you for clarifying! Also, great video 💗
@@DyspraxiaMagazine I have ADHD and Dyspraxia both
I was told by a researcher that having dypraxia, dyslexia or ADHD puts me on the autism spectrum.
@@dianastevenson131 interesting I would say that is medically incorrect however, the reason I brought up was because the comorbidity is so so high but actually I do know they are actually different disorders working in different areas of the brain but also there is definitely some big similarities that cause a co-morbidity. Quite interesting really.
honestly, now getting confused about how dyspraxia is different than autism.
Cool video
thank youuuuu so much for this.
i want to have this video playing on repeat on my forehead!
ps: short people can be dyspraxic too :)
Oh dear the reason it is DCD is because of how the brain coordinates information and messages which therefore can affect every single aspect of behaviour.
That's not a description that's attached to it though. Many people don't know that and a very common misconception is that it's only coordination (movement) focused. Which I discussed in the video.
You already uploaded this video yesterday Krystal.
I know, buy TH-cam limited it's quality to only 420p this one is now 1080p
@@DyspraxiaMagazine oh ok
Got it thanks so much
You are most welcome!
how do someone get diagnosed with dyspraxia? Like, which type of tests do you get done? I really think I have it but I don't know how to tell my doctor. Also I once told a doctor about hypermobility but they didn't know a thing about it and just told me I don't have it.
do you personally find you are socially awkward or have you overcome it? you're obviously v pretty so I am curious with how you found it growing up?
Thats MUUUCH better Thanks :)
Thanks for commenting on this one too! Sadly I can't move all my comments over and it's so annoying, it means this video shows up less to subscribers! 😭
@@DyspraxiaMagazine No worries, it means a lot to me that you make videos about dyspraxia. It might be worth uploading unlisted in the future checking the video quality(on another device) and then making them live?
@@UKgamer87 that's what I already do, unfortunately the issue happens AFTER they are scheduled, it's not affecting non scheduled videos. It happens to a lot of us an unfortunately TH-cam doesn't really care. It's a known issue.
@@DyspraxiaMagazine Oh wow I had no idea.
I found your video via twitter and I've got a question about pursuing a diagnoses when you've got other diagnoses that may 'explain' some symptoms! (long post incoming)
I haven't pursued a diagnosis due to cost, specialist availability, and the fear that a. I may struggle to get diagnosed as an adult and b. I don't know whether it's considered mutually exclusive with my other conditions?
I'm autistic & ADHD, and I have hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome & POTS. I'm also 5'11 and assigned-female-at-birth - which, as you might have experienced as a lengthy person, was what I was told as a child was the source of all my problems, and that I'd grow out of it (*narrator's voice* they did not grow out of it).
I'm 'clumsy', constantly spraining my joints, slow to process many inputs, I have auditory processing difficulties (haven't sought a dx for APD yet), experience sensory overload, poor working memory, difficulties with speech (especially word recall and forming sentences), organisation and executive dysfunction, dysgraphic tendencies (chicken scratch handwriting), I can't hold a pen properly (totally wrong grip + too firm of a grip), and well, I definitely don't do sports (not for a lack of trying in my teens).
My coordination is very dependent on the day, the activity, how I'm feeling, and my sensory input. Some days I'm handling lab equipment with few issues & almost doing better than others (because when I'm in my element, I'm good! I also have a lot of systems that I set up to counter my coordination difficulties, which can mean I end up more organised than others). Other days... I'm dropping peers' hard drives full of information and boxes of curated microscope slides. Those days, I try to stick to desk work (or even just go home).
Admittedly I've kind of self-diagnosed myself with dyspraxia for years as the description has fit me to a T. And despite a growing list of other diagnoses, I still say things like 'I'm dyspraxic' because, well, it's a lot quicker than saying (and then explaining) 'I have poor processing, proprioception and motor-cognitive skills'. But, I'm scared that I'll be told I can't say that I'm dyspraxic because I don't have a diagnosis.
Is it worth pursuing a diagnosis (outside of e.g. Receiving accommodations in school or the workplace), or self-diagnosis accepted in the dyspraxia community?
Thank you so much for this video, by the way!
Oh, of course, I'm constantly walking into things as well (whether it's newly arranged furniture, or walls that have been there for centuries) and tripping over myself (so it's not just hand-eye coordination iI struggle with). And, uh, I struggle with concision.
This is something I have a lot of thoughts on and would be best if I emailed you? Otherwise happy to share it here.
I'm in the process of receiving a diagnosis for hEDS, pots +2 others that are all linked. I understand how exhausting the diagnosis process is, and getting individual ones without your others sullying a doctors views on a totally different one. It's a long and awful battle that takes years for some of us.
@@DyspraxiaMagazine thank you!! Either way is fine with me 😊 if you prefer email, mine is alex@alikat.co.nz
Good luck with the hEDS diagnosis! I received mine (& POTS) back in June this year and it was just so helpful to finally have a reason that isn't just 'oh you're just tall/unfit/uncoordinated/not trying hard enough/not eating properly/standing up too quickly' etc etc.
Dyspraxia affects me big time.