dysTalk Could Dyspraxia Be Misdiagnosed As Aspergers - Dyspraxia - Forum - dysTalk

I was diagnosed with asperger's syndrome, OCD and ADD when I was three, but after I learned more about dyspraxia I began to question the diagnosis. My mother took me to a specialist after she noticed that I had problems with math and fine motor skills, and I was very shy and withdrawn as a child.

However, I had no problem making friends in grade school and my social skills, while not exellent, are at least passable.

26/02/2011 19:07:48
Sal

possibly, but there is a huge difference. Because of the speech problems I have and my tendency to be a complete a utter mess, I've had my trouble making friends, and was once thought to possibly have aspergers. But the diagnosis never fit. I am extremely empathetic, as many people with dyspraxic are. While people suffering from aspergers often appear to lack empathy, my empathy is how I have made friends for most of my life

03/03/2011 19:14:49
wonderingyoungadult (Member)

I have wondered whether i have asperger's. I have alot of autistic traits. I have a diagnosis of dyspraxia.

There is some research out there about a link between the two, i haven't got the energy to find it.. .to be honest.

So little is known about the brain, it makes it difficult to diagnosis mental health problems and i am guessing the same would be said about learning disablities. Alot of people have any different diagnosis.

would a diagnosis really make things better for you? Knowing that there is not cure for either condition?

04/03/2011 23:43:26
Lauren

I was diagnosed by Aspergers as well but I wonder if I don't really have it and might have dyspraxia instead. I can't really get a diagnosis because research is seldom in Texas.

10/11/2011 15:13:50
Brandon

If you think you might possibly have dyspraxia, and all still in your younger years, I would try your hardest to get the correct diagnosis. There is so much that could of helped me along the way, that I wasn't given because no one gave me the correct label.

Now the symptoms of aspergers are a lot easier to pin point then dyspraxia because we are all different, while aspies share more common threads.Dyspraxics are usually creative, and often excel in the arts, while aspies are more likely to excel in science and math field that require a different way of thinking. Empathy is a struggle for those with aspergers, while it is one of the most common strengths of those with dyspraxia.

I personally have thought to possibly have aspergers once in my life, but the pieces just did not fit at all. And I believe that miss diagnosed dyspraxics will know this in there heart. Yes there is overlap, but they are two very, very, very different conditions, and they can appear the same, especially with certain dyspraxia symptoms that not all dypraxics have, but they are different and this difference must be realized to truly get the help you need.

04/12/2011 00:33:36
wonderingyoungadult (Member)

''Because of the speech problems I have and my tendency to be a complete a utter mess, I've had my trouble making friends, and was once thought to possibly have aspergers.'' wonderingyoungadult

You make an excellent point. People can be quick to mislabel people who have problems making friends as having aspergers, but they're not taking into consideration the attitudes of 'neuro-typical' people towards those who seem ''different'' in some way. When people with dyspraxia are excluded socially (as can often happen from early on in their life), it is more likely to be to do with other people's attitudes towards them, perhaps looking down their noses at someone who might move awkwardly or have hesitant speech. Judgemental people can be very reluctant to accept the person with dyspraxia for who he or she is- at the same time, the person who is being judegemental won't want to admit that he or she is intolerant; instead, he or she is likely to claim that the person with dyspraxia has a problem with socialising or communicating. I agree that people with dyspraxia can be extremely empathetic and very capable of understanding other people's intentions. We can be very quick at picking up on vibes at school/university/the workplace that indicate others aren't comfortable with us there. Remember, it's their problem not ours!

18/03/2012 18:17:01
Julie