| What is dyspraxia? More commonly known as | | | | limbs in time for a simple action; like picking up a glass |
| developmental dyspraxia, it is a spectrum of | | | | or handling basic equipment. The second one is more |
| developmental disorders that affect core human | | | | of difficulty in terms of executing and following up on |
| actions and the ability to execute them. This simply | | | | a plan, even when there is pre knowledge of this plan |
| means that those individuals who are affected by | | | | in the first place. The root cause of dyspraxia is |
| developmental dyspraxia will tend to have very little | | | | sensory and psycho motor skills, which equates to a |
| or no hand eye co-ordination, as well as problems | | | | lack of mental control over the basic functions of the |
| with normal sensory and motor impairments that can | | | | body. |
| include conditions like Parkinson's Disease or multiple | | | | This can manifest itself in verbal dyspraxia, which |
| sclerosis. | | | | means that someone cannot have control over their |
| The condition, when contracted, can sometimes be | | | | speech organs, they cannot enunciate and make |
| life long, which means that there is no known | | | | speech sounds effectively, there have plenty of |
| permanent cure for it. Its symptoms can disappear | | | | trouble forming words and stringing them into |
| for a time, and reappear within a few months or | | | | sentences, they have trouble breathing and in some |
| even quicker at a time. While some people do seem | | | | rare cases, eating as well. It also can spread into |
| to be able to out grow the disease, the majority of | | | | difficulties in fine motor control, which is the difficulty |
| those affected seem to have it with them for life. It | | | | in learning basic movements, writing, slow writing |
| also seems to affect more men than women, so | | | | speed, unable to grip a writing instrument effectively |
| there could be a genetic factor when considering the | | | | as well as pains and aches while performing even the |
| root problems and causes of dyspraxia. Most people | | | | most simplest of errands (like writing a note). |
| with this condition will tell you the bottom line of the | | | | More advanced symptoms of dyspraxia can also |
| disease, which is having no control over the body at | | | | include real problems in basic body movements like |
| some point in time. | | | | running, climbing, walking and even jumping. The |
| This means that your limbs will voluntarily move or | | | | person affected is unable to co-ordinate the limbs in |
| you will even collapse for no apparent reason than | | | | the systemic way to properly execute these moves. |
| because your limbs have locked up. The two main | | | | They often have really poor timing and balance, they |
| categories of dyspraxia are ideational dyspraxia and | | | | cannot pull of a sequence of maneuvers and some |
| ideo-motor dyspraxia. The first one deals more with | | | | may even have trouble gauging distances. These are |
| the difficulty in performing a sequence of | | | | some of the common causes and symptoms of |
| movements, getting the body to co-ordinate the | | | | dyspraxia that you should know about. |