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Little is known about dyslexia's cousin, dyspraxia. Once this gets known in Malaysia, there will be those who will milk the market selling it to!
Typically, a child below age 12 years with dyspraxia will face difficulties with understanding what is said to them. They seem to be paying attention but somehow, they just don't get it! The more parents and teachers stress about it, the worse the symptoms get.
In the early years, speech development would have been delayed. Note, that they seldom have speech impairments just a delay. Another common feature is the slow way in which they speak. Children with dyspraxia tend to use a lot of fillers in their speech to camouflage the difficulties they face in trying to form sentences and verbalising them. They are smart children. Very high functioning but this slower rate of processing information esp language can pose quite a problem for them especially with peer relationships and the classroom situation.
In extreme cases, a difficulty with oral motor muscles is noted. The surface symptoms include being fussy eaters and not enjoying food that requires a lot of chewing. Walking and coordination can sometimes be affected too. Parents just need to have their children assessed to find out the specific facet of dyspraxia that is faced.
These symptom are why many professional / medical "geniuses" who insist on diagnosing cases that are outside of their expert areas, in Malaysia, misdiagnose dyspraxia as being an Autistic Spectrum Disorder and / or Dyslexia . I have met with so many clients who have sent their children for autism intervention only to find that it does not work. Once assessed and diagnosed properly, they find the intervention procedures working better and the children improving. This is why in my previous postings, I advocate going to a properly trained person to get a diagnosis.
The prevalence of dyspraxia like all other specific learning difficulties is between 8-12% of the population. Thing to bear in mind is that, sometimes, specific learning difficulties tend to co-exist. So, again, come and get properly assessed and diagnosed.
What is the use of intervention going wrong because of a wrong diagnosis?
Visit Sri Rafelsia for an appointment for assessment.
Typically, a child below age 12 years with dyspraxia will face difficulties with understanding what is said to them. They seem to be paying attention but somehow, they just don't get it! The more parents and teachers stress about it, the worse the symptoms get.
In the early years, speech development would have been delayed. Note, that they seldom have speech impairments just a delay. Another common feature is the slow way in which they speak. Children with dyspraxia tend to use a lot of fillers in their speech to camouflage the difficulties they face in trying to form sentences and verbalising them. They are smart children. Very high functioning but this slower rate of processing information esp language can pose quite a problem for them especially with peer relationships and the classroom situation.
In extreme cases, a difficulty with oral motor muscles is noted. The surface symptoms include being fussy eaters and not enjoying food that requires a lot of chewing. Walking and coordination can sometimes be affected too. Parents just need to have their children assessed to find out the specific facet of dyspraxia that is faced.
These symptom are why many professional / medical "geniuses" who insist on diagnosing cases that are outside of their expert areas, in Malaysia, misdiagnose dyspraxia as being an Autistic Spectrum Disorder and / or Dyslexia . I have met with so many clients who have sent their children for autism intervention only to find that it does not work. Once assessed and diagnosed properly, they find the intervention procedures working better and the children improving. This is why in my previous postings, I advocate going to a properly trained person to get a diagnosis.
The prevalence of dyspraxia like all other specific learning difficulties is between 8-12% of the population. Thing to bear in mind is that, sometimes, specific learning difficulties tend to co-exist. So, again, come and get properly assessed and diagnosed.
What is the use of intervention going wrong because of a wrong diagnosis?
Visit Sri Rafelsia for an appointment for assessment.
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