My daughter may have dyspraxia. Why has it taken until now to find out. She is n!
Question: My daughters school thinks she may be dyspraxic.They have always had concerns about her learning but it is only now dyspaxia has been mentioned.
Answers: My daughters school thinks she may be dyspraxic.They have always had concerns about her learning but it is only now dyspaxia has been mentioned.
Go to this web site and check out the symptoms for dyspraxia. It is a good resource for you to do your own research into this. Educators in America are not that good in general. It usually takes a special teacher to notice these kinds of things in today's world.
http://www.dyslexiatreatment.com/dysprax...
In fact, if you send me an e-mail address that I can send you a copy of the 8th grade exam that ALL students had to pass in 1895 in order to graduate, you will be amazed at the questions they had to answer. It will give you a new incite into where our educational system has deteriorated.
If she has dyspraxia, there is help and she can overcome those difficulties. Not to worry.
I guess you got lucky that they caught it now while she still has time to consider extra help..
I learned I was dyslexic at the age of 17.. One good year of high school was served and then I had to look for classes to cover me as I had missed a bunch of english and math... Oh I passed the classes just had to go back to school and learn it again. Best Wishes she will be okay.
If you feel guilty dont blame your school, you are the parent, you should have noticed behavior changes, coordination , attention, etc. Hardly the education systems fault now is it.
Dyspraxia is sometimes not diagnosed until adulthood, or not at all. The symptoms, taken individually, don't seem 'that bad' and the kids are often chalked up as being clumsy or lazy; since basically dyspraxia involved difficulty in sequencing motor actions (clumsy) and/or difficulty executing a plan (sloppy or lazy). Professionals seem unable to recognize the problems despite parent's concern about their child.
Your school is being proactive, that is good. I think you should follow up on this hunch with a neurologist. Many kids with dyspraxia develop low self-esteem which can lead to behavior problems. It is better to give her coping skills while she is young.
I've seen dyspraxia rates as high as 10% of kids. Educators and doctors need to be made aware.