Why Dyspraxia Is Often Misunderstood

"Dyspraxia is a common but chronically underdiagnosed condition affecting movement coordination. The movement difficulties of dyspraxia severely impact daily life, from childhood to adulthood. Dyspraxia also affects thinking, participation, education, employment, and health and wellbeing. When you think of neurodiversity, what comes to mind? Autism? Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? These conditions often take the spotlight, but one common condition that remains largely overlooked is dyspraxia, also known as developmental coordination disorder (DCD)."

"Dyspraxia is a common but often misunderstood condition, affecting motor planning and movement coordination. It is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition, beginning in early childhood. It affects how the brain develops and functions, and is not something that can be fixed' or outgrown'1. Individuals with dyspraxia may move more slowly or awkwardly than their peers. Dyspraxia can make everyday physical tasks from writing, using utensils or buttoning shirts (fine motor skills) to throwing a ball, riding a bike or learning to drive (gross motor skills)"

Dyspraxia is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition that impairs motor planning, movement coordination, balance, and spatial awareness. It typically begins in early childhood and does not resolve with age. Fine motor tasks such as writing, using utensils, and buttoning, and gross motor tasks such as throwing, cycling, or learning to drive are frequently challenging. Dyspraxia affects thinking, participation, education, employment, health, and wellbeing. The condition affects approximately 5–6% of the population (about one in twenty children), making it as common as dyslexia and ADHD and more prevalent than autism.

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