Published on 12, July, 2020
I've been chatting to an online friend about this and we were wondering if we have dyspraxia.
I know there is a link with autism.
When I was in the junior school a school report said: 'although not physically well co-ordinated Debra enjoys PE (physical education, sports)'.
Actually I loathed it and was hopeless and always picked last.
Very poor eyesight didn't help though so sometimes it's difficult to 'see the wood for the trees'.
My whole life I've fallen over, broken and dropped things and walked into anything really that's walkintoable.
Here's a link:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/developmental-coordination-disorder-dyspraxia-in-adults/
What about you?
I was always picked last, too. And I forgot about this till just now!
But I've changed so much that it doesn't bother me. The adventure matters, not the competition. Add learning it's far better to be rejected by some people than suffer their abuse. It was always hard for me to dislodge myself from others, so I look back on this with a sense of relief now.
Reading up on Grunya Sukarheva has provided interesting insight. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10038965/ While she had a 'clinic'-school for autistic kids, she was able to discover how they best learn, grow and integrate into society. And it's different than Typical peers. She also included early forms of gymnastics for balance and precision. I have a feeling when schools add yoga or judo or karate for the young, this aids both Typical and ND children to better cognitively integrate into their bodies.
There is a saying in the 12 step ACA (Adult Children Of Alcoholics) program: "Rejection is the best Protection" this had stuck with me when Ifirst heard it and helped in many instances, like you say.