dyslexia & HMS?

[Ali13]

It's frustrating being that messy you know! I unfortunately become very distressed by mess and dirt, but while I could clean for the nation I can't get my head around tidying. Having just moved to Scotland the amount of organisation I need just isn't something I can give so my poor boyfriends head is fit to explode. People tend to write you off as lazy, messy, disorganised and bone idle, but as I'm sure you know, this is the most frustrating thing. As I'm writng this post I've just forgotten what I was going to say next. So yeah....back on track...understanding of dyspraxia is hard to come by, but it does make your life very colourful and if you can't laugh at yourself what can you laugh at?!

Good luck with your son, teenagers with dyspraxia= *falls over, not with laughter but with dyspraxia*

[redmingum]

I too have dyslexia and find that when the muscles controlling my eyes are bad the symptoms are much worse probably due to double vision kicking in too. Reading takes quite a bit of energy and sometime this can cause the problems with the eyes so it can be a viscous circle. Dyslexia is a bit of an odd condition as the signs are different at different ages, letter reversal is quite normal in younger kids but after a certain age it should go away for example, left right confusion too.

The main thing I wanted to say was from personal experience I was tested at school and told I had no problems (I was in top set for everything and having remedial spelling lessons) this meant that I missed out on help when I did my degree as I was asked if I wanted a test and said oh they did that at school, Many years later I spoke to someone who did a proper test and found that I do.

He explained that in school they don't like to diagnosis dyslexia as then they need to put SEN stuff in place,but colleges and universities get extra money for disabled students so are far better at doing tests and putting support in place.

Dyslexia can be found in other connect tissue disorder and OCD so perhaps there is a genetic link (as that's too neurological type issues( as I believe OCD suffers have been shown to have brain differences in certain areas), i'm not sure. Tiredness will make dyslexia worse so anyone who suffers fatigue probably needs the test done when they are tired to get an accurate idea of there problems.

[barkingmad]

You are so right! I had major problems getting my eldest sons's school to recognise that there was something wrong! Thankfully the secondary school listened and he was quickly assessed as having dyspraxia (which also involves difficulties with sorting, organising and recognising objects in the cognitive processes). then he was diagnosed after a 13 year fight with ADHD.

My middle one has dyslexia and my daughter has dyslexia, dyscalculia and is classed as having moderate learning difficulties (this is a new diagnosis so its still a bit raw).

At least the primary school did eventually get these two checked, but again my eldest was only assessed properly this year and he is off to secondary school in September and my daughter goes into Year 6 next year, so both of them have a delayed recognition of their difficulties. Does make you want to bang your head on the wall

[Ali13]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/33563 ... spell.html

My best friend (who also has dyspraxia...we had fun living together!) sent me this article. So few people understand dyspraxia and how it effects people (I've been labelled lazy, clumsy. messy...) so it's nice to see someone famous come out and explain it!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/33543 ... lever.html

That's another good one, just because we move slowly we aren't thick!!!

[gila]

hmmm reading those articles... I keep going yep... yeah... that's me... know that one...yep, normal for me...(and bf comes to mind also v often...)...
though I def wont bother to ever seek medical clarification i.e. a dx...and I'll just keep putting it down to hms and being a bit 'different'....
but it being 'neurological' (how do they know that?)- and it all tying in with the neurological "proprioception issues" we hms ers have... I'm interested to find out more about dyspraxia...
have you got any links to good websites/articles/research articles etc ?
xxg

[Ali13]

http://www.dyspraxicadults.org.uk/forums/index.php

I've joined this forum too. The Dyspraxia Foundation is a good one too, http://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/.

Gila...'different'. I prefer 'special' As big a pain as Dyspraxia is, I love it! It's def a neurological condition, to do with the two sides of the brain not communicating especially well, thereby slowing things down a little bit.

[gila]

thanks ali- will check them!
xxg

[jax]

It was thought that my son was dyslexic at one stage. As it turns out now he was recently tested for reading
and is a year ahead. He has had difficulties in writing but that has improved as well and is now meeting the
average. His spelling has also jumped with him recently scoring 80 per cent on the latest school means test.

I was really worried as my son was swopping letters and he was battling with the spelling. He still has problems with expressing himself in
writing though although he scores high on comprehension.


Jax

[Lillithe4th]

Found this topic whilst browsing and it rang so many bells. My youngest (who is laughing at me right now at the state of my typing) was a suspect dyspraxia case. She had difficulties with co-ordination and to this day has her own way of tying shoelaces and cannot catch a ball. Luckily neither of these are essential requirements now that she is studying for a law degree. So please don't give up hope with your youngsters. We think she may also be hypermobile as the cracks that come from her various joints can make a playful tune. Our eldest may be dyspraxic but could just be messy and disorganised to annoy her sister and might just be a teenager trait. I so hope so!

[trekster]

Hello

I have both dyslexia and HMS. The HMS is worse than the dyslexia though, as mines a compensatory form according to the Ed psych who assessed me. im really bad at proofreading my work or saying what i really mean (ie put in the opposite sometimes). If im late and theres train changes it can throw me as it did a few weeks ago, cant understand train or bus timetables and im relieved they rarely change by more than a few mins due to seasons.

[DeeNJai]

You could try and see if you can get hold of read write gold its a program that reads out your work. I found it helpful because it reads out what you have written. As it was reading what i have done i could hear where I had missed words out. If you are uni then you could see if dsa would pay for it.
Dee

[cracker]

i have dyslexia too lots of famouse people have dyslexia too did you know.......................
steve redgrave -olympic rowor
zoe wannermaker-acterss
john lennon-beatles singer
richard branston-owner of virgin
orlando bloom-acter
whopee golberg-actress
silvester stalone-acter
thomas eddison- lightbukb inventer
tommy hilfigher-designer
oliver reed-acter
kiera knightly-actress

[balot]

I've had symptoms of dyslexia my entire life. Only recently, though, I'm starting to realize that its caused by my fatigue. Its really hard to focus when I'm fatigued - my writing and words get jumbled. When I'm feeling good these things disappear.

[madmum]

My son has been saying recently words move and some parts of paragraphs disappear. How do I get him tested for dyslexia? He has been told he has dyspraxia features. Any advice welcome.

[cracker]

not too sure madmum have you had a word with the schools SENCO? i think they mite be able to help