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What is Dyspraxia (DCD)?
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About this talk: Professor Amanda Kirby, a leading expert on dyspraxia gives a talk on 'What is dyspraxia / developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD)?'. She describes the symptoms and ways that parents can help their children with dyspraxia.
Talk Topics - Dyspraxia
Further information about this Talk
The Dyscovery Centre:
For more information and guidance about dyspraxia and other learning difficulties please visit the Dyscovery Centre's dedicated parent information site: parent+. For information regarding the Dyscovery Centre's upcoming holiday courses please see the pdf at the bottom of this page. The Dyscovery Centre assesses, supports and provides guidance to children, families and adults who have dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, behavioural problems and language difficulties.
Further Reading:
Amanda Kirby's recently published books include the following (please click on them to buy from Amazon):
100 Ideas for Supporting Pupils with Dyspraxia and DCD
Mapping SEN: Routes Through Identification to Intervention
Dyspraxia: Developmental Co-ordination Disorder
Key Points Covered in this talk:
- What is dyspraxia?: Children with co-ordination difficulties can be given a lot of different names. The most common term in the UK is dyspraxia. Another common term is developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD). The condition is associated with fine motor co-ordination problems (things like using a pen and getting dressed); gross motor problems (such as catching a ball and running around); and balance tasks (such as walking along a wall and climbing up the stairs). Children with a dyspraxia diagnosis or DCD diagnosis may have different patterns of these difficulties. i.e. some would have more of the fine motor difficulties; some would have more of the big movement problems; and others would have more of the balance problems. There is therefore considerable variance amongst those diagnosed with dyspraxia.
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