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?
Yes but - if I play 3D Mahjong religiously every morning till I hit a certain score for reflexes, and I practice hopping and balancing on one then the other leg for balance and it gets better. My senior exercise class instructor also helps us with that. I have Meniere's in the left ear. I am not clumsy in the hands, just slower than average (hence the Mahjong).
I am legally blind on the right from un-diagnosed lazy eye. So will bump into anything on that side and must be especially careful when crossing streets.
Uhane said:I am legally blind on the right from un-diagnosed lazy eye. So will bump into anything on that side and must be especially careful when crossing streets.
I have a lazy eye too, so maybe that's partly why I bump into things so much.
I believe the official term is amblyopia and there is a link with autism. According to this article more than half of children with autism had some form of amblyopia compared to children without autism
I had surgery on it when I was very young but I guess that wasn't successful. I also remember having to wear a patch over my good eye for large parts of my early childhood, in an attempt to force my brain to use the lazy eye. That didn't work either, as the only time I ever use that eye is if my good eye is completely covered. Numerous opticians have commented on the instantaneous switch that my brain does when my good eye is covered.
Autonomistic said:According to this article more than half of children with autism had some form of amblyopia compared to children without autism
I just checked out myopia (which I have acutely):
https://autism.org/vision-problems-common-in-children-with-autism/
So, myopia (and astigmatisms which I also have) are more common in autistic people.
I have a feeling I did have a slightly lazy eye as a small child too.
This is a fascinating off-shoot of the thread.
Thank you all for contributing to it.
fascinating article, Debbie! I am learning a lot from this thread. thanks.
Perhaps a lazy eye thread...