Dyspraxic Traits
The following is not an exhaustive list. If you feel I have missed an important aspect of Dyspraxia that you would like to see listed, let me know. Please put “Dyspraxic Traits” in the subject line if you email.
PHYSICAL:
Can have problems with Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor skills, Balance and Co-ordination.
SPATIAL AWARENESS:
Can include problems with judging distances. This can also include problems with knowing where they are in relation to other people and objects.
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE:
Problems with the pronunciation of certain words. Muddling up words, saying one word when they mean another.
Dyspraxic people can also have problems with sentence sequences.
There are also issues with controlling volume and tone (i.e. not being aware of speaking too quietly or too loudly).
SENSORY:
Can be over sensitive to various senses and stimuli.
e.g.
- Touch,
- Temperature,
- Noise,
- Smell,
- Taste,
- Pain,
- Light
SOCIAL:
Problems maintaining eye contact.
Can repeat themselves.
Can think differently to their neurotypical peers, including literal thinking or thinking visually.
Can be prone to interrupting and knowing when to speak during a conversation.
Lack of concentration due to background noise.
CONCENTRATION:
Prone to daydreaming and can have difficulty concentrating for long periods of time.
ORGANISATION:
Due to problems with memory, organisation can be a big problem for Dyspraxia Sufferers.
Can forget things easily.
SENSE OF DIRECTION:
Find themselves getting lost easily.
Difficulty telling left from right.
MEMORY:
Can have problems with short term memory.
Have difficulty taking in long lists of spoken instructions.
THOUGHT PROCESSING:
Dyspraxic people can think more slowly than neurotypical people and need more time to take things in.
Can experience lots of thoughts at anyone time which can cause brain overload also affecting sleep.
Difficulty “switching off” the brain when needed.
EMOTION:
Can be easily stressed and frustrated.
Struggles to adapt to new routines and may avoid them when they can.