Hi All,
My DS is 8.9 and his school have suggested testing him for dyspraxia. I have always felt he was young for his age, and when he was due to begin year R I felt like I should be holding him back a year. I have mentioned concerns all along and always been told "he's just a boy" "it's a phase" "don't label him".
Well now the 'phase' hasn't ended, his peers are growing up and think he's weird :(
There are lots of mannerisms and parts of his personality that see, to fit perfectly with dyspraxia. The GP also suggested lower end spectrum autism/AS.
His main problem is an inability to concentrate and follow instruction. You have to ask him something several times to get him to do it, or you can ask him to do something then come back to him and he's still sitting there as if nothing was said. He is forgetful and often loses his belongings. He is, for the majority of the time, in his own world - his imagination is amazing but he doesn't seem to know where the boundaries are. He will start a conversation with "What if..." And talk for the next half hour about a totally made up scenario with various characters etc and has no comprehension that I'm not really listening.
He has barely any muscle tone and gets teased for being small and skinny. He struggles to maintain friendships and this is a major issue with school just now. He is now falling further behind with his work too.
We would love to hear about parents with experiences in living with this, diagnoses etc as at the moment it all feels quite overwhelming for both Ds and us.
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zephyrcat · 07/03/2013 21:05
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