Guest guest Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 This information is great- I am particularly interested in the Auditory Perception information. Can I ask you what your source was? Thanks! -Beth > I find this interesting~ > WHAT IS DYSPRAXIA? > > > > > Dyspraxia affects 2% of the population, varying in the degree of severity in each individual, but could affect up to 10% of the population. 70% to 80% of those affected are male. Dyspraxia is a neurological based disorder. Despite considerable research over a number of years very little is known of the causes. Dyspraxia is a disability, but those affected do not look disabled. If it is not recognized that the child has dyspraxia this can then lead to secondary behavioral problems. It is much easier to act the class clown or become an aggressor to hide any limitations. Dyspraxia can affect any or all areas of development -- physical, emotional, social, intellectual, sensory and language. > > What are the difficulties faced by those who have dyspraxia? > > Gross motor skills -- Difficulties with planning and executing all large > movements such as running, climbing, hopping, skipping, kicking a ball, > riding a bicycle and walking in a straight line. > Seen to trip frequently, bump into things, seem accident-prone, have poor posture, tire easily and generally try to avoid movement activities, especially when others are involved. The child may be reluctant to try activities during P.E., not be able to organize self to pull up chair to desk to sit comfortably to work etc. > Fine motor skills -- Difficulties carrying out all activities with the fingers > can present with awkward, odd and fumbled movements. > Such as holding a pencil, using a knife and fork, tying shoelaces, using scissors, doing up zips and buttons, brushing teeth, poor handwriting, drawing or a dislike of puzzles. > Auditory perception -- Difficulties understanding what is heard, > identifying sounds and their direction and carrying out verbal > instructions. > It can appear that the individual has not heard what was said. Noises such as the scraping of chairs, children talking etc. will cause the child to lose focus. > Visual perception -- Difficulties making sense of what has been seen. > Such as judging depth, seeing the difference between two objects and understanding how near or far objects are also away causing problems with copying, reading, writing including reversals of letters and drawing. > Perception skills -- Poor knowledge of body parts leading to reduced body > image, difficulty knowing > which is left and right and not aware that the body has two sides. > Shown as bumping and knocking things, difficulties learning how to dress i.e. what sequence, front and back, inside out etc. > Tactile -- Difficulties understanding touch sensations. > May dislike being touched if not knowing when or where touched. May demand heavy-handed caresses and love rough and tumble play in preference to light touch. May dislike nails or hair cut, wearing certain clothes/fabrics, having to wear plasters and/or showers. > Visual -- Difficulties receiving visual stimulation. > Colored furniture, patterned carpets etc. may be distracting. > May be seen to squint, cover one eye or hold objects at strange angles to look at them. > Auditory -- Difficulties filtering out sound. > May be unable to block off extraneous sounds to listen to just one thing. > 'Hums' of machinery, may be highly distracting and become unbearable. > Vestibular -- Difficulties understanding movement sensation. > Balance activities may be very frightening and balance type activities may be completely avoided. Alternatively a child may seek movement activities constantly such as climbing, jumping, spinning and always being 'on the go'. > Intellect - Many individuals with dyspraxia have been found to be of average to above average intelligence but then have low achievement rates. > Emotion - Frustration, anxiety, stress and failure are frequently felt. Everything must be logical, right or wrong, black or white and so all things will be taken literally. > > > Social - There is a tendency to play with younger children, seek the company of adults or preference to play alone. > Language - Speech can be slow or laboured and is a struggle to produce. This may be noticed when being unable to answer a simple question even when they know the answer, or when asked to repeat something they have said. > Learning - The above difficulties lead to problems with all areas of learning, including reading, writing and maths. All areas of sequencing are affected, as are following instructions. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Hi! When you say he trips over air, it could be related to sensory integration and his vesitbular system (a common co-existing disorder with dyspraxia), or it could have to do with his eyes, not necesarily his acuity, but how his eyes work together. Maybe it is affecting his depth perception. There is a behavioral optomotrist that would evaluate for that, not just any optomotrist. I would guess though, that if you had him evaluated by a professional OT or PT that you might discover the source of any gross motor difficulties. It takes a trained eye to see some of the affects of dyspraxia. Sometimes I think being a parent we forgive certain things to easily, thinking, give em a break, they are only 5 or 6 or 7......not realizing how some of those things play a functional role in many other areas. Best of luck to you! Caryn -------------- Original message -------------- From: " trmckenna1 " <trmckenna1@...> > I was reading about the listening prgram and it mentioned moro reflex > and took me on another search to find out what that is. It talks > about dyspraxia. The link below is what I was reading. > http://www.inpp.org.uk/INPP_5_2_NDD_factors_dyspraxia.php > I am curious to know from some of you parents that have a child with > dypraxia, is gross motor always affected when a child has dyspraxia. > I keep reading about dypraxia being called clumsy child syndrome. > Landon trips over air. He is constantly tripping and he has the > auditory sensitivities also, but no gross motor problems. Any > information you can share would greatly be appreciated! > Thanks > Tina > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Hi: My son is only 2 1/2. He has been diagnosed with apraxia. I have read a lot on sensory integration dysfunction. He has been evaluated by an OT. He said he is a sensory seeker(tornado like activity level only off fishoil), visual motor deficits, hand-eye coordination issues and a little low muscle tone in one leg and his cheeks, and auditory sensitivity. No gross motor problems and no fine motor problems. He can run, jump, climb and do all the normal boy things. He walks through things (toys mostly) instead of going around them. He will be walking outside and some how he trips and falls. Sometimes I think he gets off balance. And there are times he is moving way to fast for his little legs to keep up. The other day he was climbing out of a wagon and some how he fell and hit his head on the cement. He bumps his head a lot on door knobs, corners of counters, walking by furniture. It could be sensory issues. I just don't see any other avoidance or seeking behaviors besides the loud unexpected noises. And that has even changed in the last 6 months. He use to cry and run and now he just covers his ears until we explain to him what the noise is. As long as he can see the noise he is ok with it. I will check into the behavioral optomotrist. Thanks for your message Tina > > Hi! When you say he trips over air, it could be related to sensory integration and his vesitbular system (a common co-existing disorder with dyspraxia), or it could have to do with his eyes, not necesarily his acuity, but how his eyes work together. Maybe it is affecting his depth perception. There is a behavioral optomotrist that would evaluate for that, not just any optomotrist. I would guess though, that if you had him evaluated by a professional OT or PT that you might discover the source of any gross motor difficulties. It takes a trained eye to see some of the affects of dyspraxia. Sometimes I think being a parent we forgive certain things to easily, thinking, give em a break, they are only 5 or 6 or 7......not realizing how some of those things play a functional role in many other areas. > Best of luck to you! > Caryn > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: " trmckenna1 " <trmckenna1@...> > > > I was reading about the listening prgram and it mentioned moro reflex > > and took me on another search to find out what that is. It talks > > about dyspraxia. The link below is what I was reading. > > http://www.inpp.org.uk/INPP_5_2_NDD_factors_dyspraxia.php > > I am curious to know from some of you parents that have a child with > > dypraxia, is gross motor always affected when a child has dyspraxia. > > I keep reading about dypraxia being called clumsy child syndrome. > > Landon trips over air. He is constantly tripping and he has the > > auditory sensitivities also, but no gross motor problems. Any > > information you can share would greatly be appreciated! > > Thanks > > Tina > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 ph also has global dyspraxia. He trips quite a bit, and is constantly hitting his head on corners, walks right into doors and walls that are plainly right in front of him. His vision is fine. The OT does feel its vestibular. He has a very poor self awareness of where his body is in space. The clumsiness has gotten DRAMATICALLY better on omega 3, but its still an issue. He too has hit his head quite a bit, and has already had stitches on his forehead...fortunately most of his injuries have not required stitches (but I've increased my threshhold of " what really needs stitches " in this boy, or we'd live in the ER). He heals beautifully. From what I have read and heard, in addition to low tone, this poor coordination is very common in apraxic kids, as well as children with dyslexia, although not everyone has it. - [ ] Re: Dyspraxia Hi: My son is only 2 1/2. He has been diagnosed with apraxia. I have read a lot on sensory integration dysfunction. He has been evaluated by an OT. He said he is a sensory seeker(tornado like activity level only off fishoil), visual motor deficits, hand-eye coordination issues and a little low muscle tone in one leg and his cheeks, and auditory sensitivity. No gross motor problems and no fine motor problems. He can run, jump, climb and do all the normal boy things. He walks through things (toys mostly) instead of going around them. He will be walking outside and some how he trips and falls. Sometimes I think he gets off balance. And there are times he is moving way to fast for his little legs to keep up. The other day he was climbing out of a wagon and some how he fell and hit his head on the cement. He bumps his head a lot on door knobs, corners of counters, walking by furniture. It could be sensory issues. I just don't see any other avoidance or seeking behaviors besides the loud unexpected noises. And that has even changed in the last 6 months. He use to cry and run and now he just covers his ears until we explain to him what the noise is. As long as he can see the noise he is ok with it. I will check into the behavioral optomotrist. Thanks for your message Tina > > Hi! When you say he trips over air, it could be related to sensory integration and his vesitbular system (a common co-existing disorder with dyspraxia), or it could have to do with his eyes, not necesarily his acuity, but how his eyes work together. Maybe it is affecting his depth perception. There is a behavioral optomotrist that would evaluate for that, not just any optomotrist. I would guess though, that if you had him evaluated by a professional OT or PT that you might discover the source of any gross motor difficulties. It takes a trained eye to see some of the affects of dyspraxia. Sometimes I think being a parent we forgive certain things to easily, thinking, give em a break, they are only 5 or 6 or 7......not realizing how some of those things play a functional role in many other areas. > Best of luck to you! > Caryn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 My opinion -- even the mildest speech disorder requires once per week therapy, especially at such a young age. The child has to " relearn " how to do therapy each time in addition to learning new speech/language skills. The more severe the disorder, the more frequent the need for therapy. If that's all you can get, insist that they give you a lot of work to do at home. Our first SLP used the " Moving Across Syllables " program and sent us home with new words to practice, which we did twice per day for an entire summer. We received speech and OT through the excellent public preschool program here. Each town and state is different... in NJ > > I'm new to this board. My son (27 mos. old) was diagnosed > (unofficially - I say that b/c the SLP said she couldn't give an > official diagnosis until he was 3) w/ dyspraxia at age 23 mos. He goes > to speech therapy once every other week. This service is provided by > an agency called Help Me Grow (in Ohio). I personally think he needs > more therapy, but was wondering if this was the norm for other children > his age. I'm planning on asking next week when he goes to therapy, but > I'd like an idea before I ask. In the short time that he's been going > to therapy, his verbal language has increased. He is trying to talk > more, much of it is not intelligible, but he's making the effort! > Another question, for those with children who have transitioned to prek > services from EI, where did they go for speech therapy? Our school > district doesn't have a prek program. However there is a prek program > with the local MRDD, but I don't think they have good speech models > there that I'd like for my son. > Thanks, > Bonnie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Tina, My son has been diagnosed with apraxia. It seems that the US uses this term and Europe tends to use the term dyspraxia. With the term " apraxia " it seems like the focus is on speech. With the term " dyspraxia " it seems to refer to all motor planning. Because of this, I prefer the term " dyspraxia " for my son. My son is just like your son - always tripping and falling. He does have gross motor issues as well as fine motor issues. He didn't walk until he was 2 years old. He is now 3 years and 10 months old and still cannot walk up or down the stairs - he crawls up and slides down on his bottom. Amie > > I was reading about the listening prgram and it mentioned moro reflex > and took me on another search to find out what that is. It talks > about dyspraxia. The link below is what I was reading. > http://www.inpp.org.uk/INPP_5_2_NDD_factors_dyspraxia.php > I am curious to know from some of you parents that have a child with > dypraxia, is gross motor always affected when a child has dyspraxia. > I keep reading about dypraxia being called clumsy child syndrome. > Landon trips over air. He is constantly tripping and he has the > auditory sensitivities also, but no gross motor problems. Any > information you can share would greatly be appreciated! > Thanks > Tina > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Bonnie, It sounds like my son is more severely affected than yours, but I will share with you what my experience has been. My son has never babbled. He is now 3 years and 10 months old and still does not say any words, doesn't say any consonants, he just shrieks and moans when he wants something. When my son was 1 year old he qualified for ST, OT, PT and a special ed teacher 3 times a week each! This was too overwhelming so we chose just ST and PT 3 times a week each. Now he is in a Special Education pre-school program 5 days a week for 5 hours each day. He receives speech therapy 5 times a week. He receives OT and PT 3 times a week each. These therapists work right at the school. Based on my experience and my son's needs, the quality of the therapists is more important than the Special Ed teacher and the way the classroom is run. My son's therapists are excellent! I would say the Special Ed teacher and classroom are so- so. It certainly can't hurt for you to ask for more speech therapy especially since you have seen progress. I hope it works out. Amie > > I'm new to this board. My son (27 mos. old) was diagnosed > (unofficially - I say that b/c the SLP said she couldn't give an > official diagnosis until he was 3) w/ dyspraxia at age 23 mos. He goes > to speech therapy once every other week. This service is provided by > an agency called Help Me Grow (in Ohio). I personally think he needs > more therapy, but was wondering if this was the norm for other children > his age. I'm planning on asking next week when he goes to therapy, but > I'd like an idea before I ask. In the short time that he's been going > to therapy, his verbal language has increased. He is trying to talk > more, much of it is not intelligible, but he's making the effort! > Another question, for those with children who have transitioned to prek > services from EI, where did they go for speech therapy? Our school > district doesn't have a prek program. However there is a prek program > with the local MRDD, but I don't think they have good speech models > there that I'd like for my son. > Thanks, > Bonnie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Hi Amie: That is so interesting that my post came up under the subject Dyspraxia. It has been a while since I thought about Landon doing this. Landon has gotten better since I started him on fish oil. I now believe it was partly a sensory issue along with maybe some low muscle tone. My post was from a year ago, and at that time I believe he was only on 1 ProEFA. His OT at the time said he was always over stimulated, he had some hand-eye coordination problems, and one of his legs had less muscle tone. He use to compensate for the one leg and he always seemed a little off balance. Since I upped his fish oil it disappeared along with all the other sensory issues except sensitivity to loud noises, but that has even gotten better. Tina > > > > I was reading about the listening prgram and it mentioned moro reflex > > and took me on another search to find out what that is. It talks > > about dyspraxia. The link below is what I was reading. > > http://www.inpp.org.uk/INPP_5_2_NDD_factors_dyspraxia.php > > I am curious to know from some of you parents that have a child with > > dypraxia, is gross motor always affected when a child has dyspraxia. > > I keep reading about dypraxia being called clumsy child syndrome. > > Landon trips over air. He is constantly tripping and he has the > > auditory sensitivities also, but no gross motor problems. Any > > information you can share would greatly be appreciated! > > Thanks > > Tina > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 That's interesting about the usage of the terms in the US vs. Europe. I thought that the SLp's in the US used apraxia and dyspraxi interchangably. My son's SLP said she thought he has dyspraxia based on his " poor motor planning " . As far as his other gross motor skills, he was more advanced than my 2 girls as far as crawling, walking, running, climbing (he's the youngest of 3). I have always chalked it up to being a boy, which is what everyone told me why his speech was delayed. I didn't accept that, and am glad I didn't. I am taking him to ST tomorrow and am going to ask about more therapy. If that program can't offer it, then I'll get him private therapy to compensate. We do work with him at least twice daily going over his " speech words " and simple signs. He enjoys it. Thanks everyone for your insight. Bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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