Guest guest Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 I was replying to another message when it dawned on me how reassuring it could be to hear from adults with apraxia, to see how they fared, what their experiences and abilties are, the work they do, how they've succeeded in their lives. It could really allay some of the fear of the unknown, I think. Is anyone aware of any forums where we could hear some of their stories, or ask for feed back, or are their any apraxics out there who would like to comment? Or does anyone have info about this besides the generic? I think this could maybe help a lot of us. Thanks for any replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 Part of the problem could be that apraxia was often diagnosed incorrectly years back. I think that stroke victims may also suffer from apraxia which is why some professionals do not recognize childhood apraxia. There are some teenagers who are doing great! --- In @y..., " momofrileyca " <lsummerton@s...> wrote: > I was replying to another message when it dawned on me how reassuring > it could be to hear from adults with apraxia, to see how they fared, > what their experiences and abilties are, the work they do, how > they've succeeded in their lives. It could really allay some of the > fear of the unknown, I think. Is anyone aware of any forums where we > could hear some of their stories, or ask for feed back, or are their > any apraxics out there who would like to comment? Or does anyone > have info about this besides the generic? I think this could maybe > help a lot of us. Thanks for any replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 Thanks for replying, you make a good point, still, there must be some who were recently diagnosed as adults or who have finally figured out what their problem was for all those years- my husband for example we feel had a mild apraxia but was told he was stupid. He couldn't believe he wasn't until Riley came along! I read something somewhere last year about these kids having trouble driving, etc with the motor control problems - a heads up for life skills training pointers sure would help, and it sure would just be nice to hear of some successful adults who had moderate/severe apraxia, wouldn't it? Something positive to look forward to. Any lurkers out there? --- In @y..., " DMon98 " <dmharrison98@y...> wrote: > Part of the problem could be that apraxia was often diagnosed > incorrectly years back. I think that stroke victims may also suffer > from apraxia which is why some professionals do not recognize > childhood apraxia. > > There are some teenagers who are doing great! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 Hi, I'm almost certain my brother had mild dyspraxia. I wrote a few weeks ago about him (12th Jan). He was doing speech therapy for years ( " tongue thrust, lisp and stutter " my mum was told). He was teased incredibly and this has effected his personality- he is out to prove that he is capable. He is a chemical engineer and got married about a year ago. He is very bright and I am pleased that his teachers could see this as he was put in Gifted and Talented class throughout his schooling. Mum to Corey (2yrs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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