Dyspraxia in the Pre-School Child
Indicators may include:
- History of lateness reaching milestones e.g. rolling over, sitting, walking and speaking
- May not be able to run, hop or jump
- Appears not to be able to learn anything instinctively but must be taught skills
- Poor at dressing
- Slow and hesitant in most actions
- Poor pencil grip
- Cannot do jigsaw or shape sorting games
- Art work is very immature
- Has no understanding of in / on / behind / in front of etc
- Unable to kick or catch a ball
Dyspraxia in the School Age Child
Indicators may include:
- All the problems of the pre-school child may still be present with little or no improvement
- PE is avoided
- The child does badly in class but significantly better on a one-to-one basis
- Attention span is poor and the child may react to stimuli without discrimination
- May have trouble with Maths, copying from the blackboard
- Writing is laborious and immature
- Unable to remember and / or follow instruction
- Generally poorly organised
- Commonly anxious and distractible
- Finds it difficult to keep friends or judge how to behave in company
- Difficulty sitting for long periods
Adults with Dyspraxia
Adults may have difficulty with the following:
- Gross motor skills and Visio-spatial skills (Dyspraxia)
- Fine motor skills: (Dyspraxia)
- Manual & practical work (Dyspraxia)
- Organisation (Both)
- Memory & attention span (Both)
- Written and oral Expression (Mainly Dyspraxia)
- Numeracy and mathematical skills (Dyspraxia Dyscalculia etc)
- Social, communication and emotional behaviour (Both)
