Friday 24 July 2020

Support that people with dyspraxia need

Some people may need more support than others. Dyspraxia awareness has only been roughy the past fifteen to twenty years, which is better than what knew before which wasn't really anything but we still have a long way to go. I can only say what I face with Dyspraxia, which makes me think there may be different forms of Dyspraxia. In terms of support from my experience are health, independent living,  personal care, careers,  social lives, and more which will be listed on my other Dyspraxia handouts on this website.

There are not many services yet for people with Dyspraxia, my nearest is Birmhamgton as I live Wolverhampton. I have often thought about setting up a Dyspraxia group but I don't many people who face Dyspraxia.

According to the Mental health foundation, only 2% of people have Dyspraxia but not sure whether it is in the UK alone, which is very low. This adds up to why there is little awareness of Dyspraxia, which a hard one for those who face it as it is a seriously hidden physical and mental learning difficulty.

How can we support dyspraxia? 



  1. Social services social workers, carers, a support worker for independent living.
  2. Health Physio thephy from an early age.
  3. Ocupatienion psychologist.  
  4. disabled aids such as bottle openers, tin openers, etc.
  5. http://dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/ a charity that connects with families etc
  6. https://www.dfyouth.org.uk/ foundation for 18 to 25-year-olds
  7. http://www.dyspraxiauk.com/  a specialist organization providing Occupational Therapist assessments for children and adults who may have dyspraxia
  8. http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Dyspraxia-(childhood)/Pages/Introduction.aspx
  9. NHS source of medical information and advice on dyspraxia symptoms, causes, and treatments

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