hello! anyone here having kid/s with dyspraxia? its a condition with dyslexia plus delayed-fine- motor skills…could be much more even, like dyscalculia, or expressive disorder. looking for parents, who face the challenges of not letting schools mess with your precious child’s mental well being… esp here, in pakistan --where the label is almost a taboo and greatly misunderstood–my beautiful daughter has it…ive seen the highs and lows. shes 14, so yeah you musve guessed already that ive already lived the exhausting efforts of communicating with teachers, and explaining the state, making sure she feels comfortable .helping her socialise, for such kids are easily singled out for being “different” and alhamdollilah, have managed protecting her so far…shes in upper secondary now.
if you want to talk out your experiences, would love to give ear to it. if theres anything we, as parents, can do to make our child’s quality of life improve, please join in and have your say. id be giving my two cents off and on .any questions, anxieties and issues, lets talk it out!!
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I just read about fatimah haroon..photographer. She is on humans of pakistan page. She says she has dyslexia and dyspraxia..
Thanks for taking time out and post here.
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I have siblings with Dyslexia and Dyspraxia, their time at school here in the UK was tough as they weren't diagnosed at that point. They were deemed 'troublesome' or 'incapable'.
As for being singled out, I think it depends totally on the child's personality and confidence.
Sibling 1 wasn't singled out, but was rather the loud, boisterous and trend setting child. The kid everyone wanted to befriend and hang out with. Whatever sibling 1 wore was deemed 'cool' and being his friend was a kind of status thing in our school 🙄
In contrast, sibling 2 has severe self esteem and confidence issues. To the point where the mention of school would result in a tantrum and/or sulking session. Basically the kid no one befriended 😔 The kid had it hard at school, sometimes I think girls can be more cruel than boys when it comes to bullying 😩
Some children try to act unaffected (refer to sibling 1) but sometimes the quieter ones suffer more (I.e sibling 2). Therefore, leaving me to conclude that it can sometimes depend on the individuals personality and confidence level.
Sometimes it can be frustrating to watch sibling 1 and 2 struggle on a daily basis. But Alhamdulillah.
I just hope they were diagnosed on time and didnt have to go through the troubles they have been through.
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I am the mother of a dyspraxic child but it's not just limited to fine motor, he has difficulty coordinating running jumping and anything else that requires balance. He is only a preschooler so we are in the beginning of this journey but as time passes I am more afraid of what challenges the future holds for him. It is so inspirational to read other people's stories and comforting to know that many of our kids end up doing great things.
Do schools in UK n US allow use of computers as a substitute for writing in these cases? It would make life so much easier for those who get tired easily while writing.
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thanks for posting in guys! yes minnz, you are right, girls really are more into presentation and hence, the challenges are tougher for a girl....boys can be simpkly deemed "playful and careless". your sibling- one story is so cute!
pkgrlooo, everything will fall in place so just go with his pace.. just please never show your fears and anxieties to your child...they're like detectors when it comes to picking on such feelings! and known to have an extremely strong long- term memory (at least in my case its true!). hahaha, tough, right!!and yes, my daughter could never ride a bicycle, or do games which require multiple tasks or balance. cant tie shoelaces so i have to buy her ones with velcro instead.her eyesight is pretty weak...so yeah the symptoms can be numerous, and vary from individual to individual.
And if you do find an answer to your question on substituting writing with computers, please share the info with us..am curious to know what's the school's take on it in your part of the world.
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and oh yes i must add, in my daughter's case i always make sure i do remind her of how beautiful she is. i mean like a hundred times! lol. till the point she gets annoyed. lol. but jokes apart, that is very important. for i believe they need reassurance when the rest of the world is too hostile when it comes to judgement. i have cool friends and family though. its just her peers id like to slap once or twice, in my head!! ha!! i just want her to be a happy person. academically she doesnt stand a chance to compete for professions, but hey, entrepreneurship zindabaad!
i have been doing homework on gcse and they do provide extra fascilities for students with learning disabilities, so yeah inshAllah hoping and praying for ease!
minnz, please let me in about how your brothers approached their GCSE examination...or ill just private chat with you soon, thanks!:)
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Can u tell what are symptoms to look for in young kids/babies?
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@ Chachi, doctors prefer not to label kids with any disorder until after toddlerhood...some dyspraxic kids are diagnosed when they reach upper secondary. However in our case it was late milestones, like walking and speech, strangely enough her crawling and sitting were on time. Weak eyesight was diagnosed at age two and a half. She was intolerant to desi wedding musics, but haha hey, I guess even I am. Even carnivals at school especially clowns on sticks would reaaaaalllly freak her out... So yeah that's about it... But having said that, guess it's a wait, observe and watch. Could be just some allergies kids go through which makes them clumsy. So it's best not to assume anything during a child's early years .