Dyspraxia is often thought of as causing physical difficulties, but it can affect other areas of a child's life
Introduction. Dyspraxia is a common disorder that affects movement and co-ordination. It is also known as developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD). Dyspraxia/DCD is often spotted at a young age but there may be many adults with dyspraxia who remain undiagnosed Symptoms of dyspraxia. Dyspraxia is often thought of as causing physical difficulties, but it can affect other areas of a child's life: 1  Balance and co-ordination affects ability to hold pens, pencils and handwriting, and dressing, and eating skills using cutlery. 2  Following instructions, organisation and short term memory Verbal dyspraxia. Dyspraxia is a neurological (brain) disorder in which messages from the brain to the muscles are disrupted. It can affect many different functions such as writing, dressing, speaking, eating or skipping. Dyspraxia is usually referred to as a motor planning and execution disorder. Verbal dyspraxia. Verbal dyspraxia is also a neurological disorder and affects the production of speech. There is no actual damage to the nerves or muscles used in speech, but the child cannot voluntarily coordinate their muscles to produce the right speech sounds or words. Individuals with dyspraxia often have language problems, and sometimes a degree of difficulty with thought and perception. Dyspraxia, however, does not affect the person's intelligence, although it can cause learning problems in children. Developmental dyspraxia is an immaturity of the organization of movement. The brain does not process information in a way that allows for a full transmission of neural messages. A person with dyspraxia finds it difficult to plan what to do, and how to do it. Experts say that about 10% of people have some degree of dyspraxia, while approximately 2% have it severely. Four out of every 5 children with evident dyspraxia are boys. If the average classroom has 30 children, there is probably one child with dyspraxia in almost each classroom. Developmental dyspraxia is an immaturity of the organization of movement. The brain does not process information in a way that allows for a full transmission of neural messages. A person with dyspraxia finds it difficult to plan what to do, and how to do it. Dyspraxia. In the past, children with dyspraxia may just have been thought of as clumsy and having problems with balance and coordination. Now it is recognised as a learning difficulty affecting some skills and abilities, but not general intelligence. Dyspraxia is often thought of as causing physical difficulties, but it can affect other areas of a child's life: 1  Balance and co-ordination affects ability to hold pens, pencils and handwriting, and dressing, and eating skills using cutlery. 1 Oromotor dyspraxia, also called verbal apraxia or apraxia of speech: Makes it difficult to coordinate muscle movements needed to pronounce words. 2  Kids with dyspraxia may have speech that is slurred and difficult to understand because they’re unable to enunciate. Dyspraxia isn’t a sign of muscle weakness or of low intelligence. It’s a brain-based condition that makes it hard to plan and coordinate physical movement. Children with dyspraxia tend to struggle with balance and posture. Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) also known as developmental dyspraxia is a chronic neurological disorder beginning in childhood that can affect planning of movements and co-ordination as a result of brain messages not being accurately transmitted to the body. 
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