Dyspraxia in children is pretty common. It is estimated that at least one child in each class of 30 children will have a dyspraxia diagnosis–in fact somewhere between 5-10% of children have dyspraxia. You are definitely not alone 🙂 Kids with dyspraxia usually exhibit symptoms such as clumsiness, messy handwriting, slow to change for PE, and […]
What’s the Difference Between DCD and Dyspraxia? Are They the Same?
Although there are people who will argue differently, and cloud the whole issue by talking about umbrella terms that just confuse everybody, there really isn’t a difference between DCD and dyspraxia. In simple terms, DCD and dyspraxia are the same thing. DCD is also known as dyspraxia, and dyspraxia is also known as DCD. When […]
What Is Dyspraxia?
Dyspraxia is also known as Development Coordination Disorder (DCD), which gives you a clue as to what dyspraxia is. Put simply, dyspraxia is when the messages from the brain don’t reach the body’s muscles, or they reach them in a wiggly way, resulting in uncoordinated movements. This becomes most apparent when a child tries to write or […]