Michelle’s brain has recently reached its adult size, through is continues to develop her body growth has showed down for now and her motor skills are more coordinated. She is busy with learning and talking in school, her friendships with other girls are equally important. Considering all of this information, Michelle is probably in what’s stage of Growth and Development is she in? Why?
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A person with dyspraxia has problems with movement, coordination, judgment, processing, memory, and some other cognitive skills. Dyspraxia also affects the body’s immune and nervous systems.
Dyspraxia is also known as motor learning difficulties, perceptuo-motor dysfunction, and developmental coordination disorder (DCD). The terms “minimal brain damage” and “clumsy child syndrome” are no longer used.
According to the National Center for Learning Disabilities, individuals with dyspraxia have difficulties in planning and completing fine and gross motor tasks. This can range from simple motor movements, such as waving goodbye, to more complex ones like sequencing steps to brush one’s teeth.
What is dyspraxia?
Harry Potter star, Daniel Radcliffe, has dyspraxia. Photo by Joella Marano
Dyspraxia is a neurological disorder that impacts an individual’s ability to plan and process motor tasks.
Individuals with dyspraxia often have language problems, and sometimes a degree of difficulty with thought and perception. Dyspraxia, however, does not affect the person’s intelligence, although it can cause learning problems in children.
Developmental dyspraxia is an immaturity of the organization of movement. The brain does not process information in a way that allows for a full transmission of neural messages.
A person with dyspraxia finds it difficult to plan what to do, and how to do it.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) describes people with dyspraxia as being “out of sync” with their environment.
Experts say that about 10 percent of people have some degree of dyspraxia, while approximately 2 percent have it severely. Four out of every 5 children with evident dyspraxia are boys, although there is some debate as to whether dyspraxia might be under-diagnosed in girls.
According to the National Health Service, United Kingdom, many children with dyspraxia also have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Symptoms of dyspraxia
Symptoms tend to vary depending on the age of the individual. Later, we will look at each age group in more detail. Some of the general symptoms of dyspraxia include:
poor balance
poor posture
fatigue
clumsiness
differences in speech
perception problems
poor hand-eye coordination
Diagnosis of dyspraxia
A diagnosis of dyspraxia can be made by a clinical psychologist, an educational psychologist, a pediatrician, or an occupational therapist. Any parent who suspects their child may have dyspraxia should see their doctor.
When carrying out an assessment, details will be required regarding the child’s developmental history, intellectual ability, and gross and fine motor skills:
Gross motor skills – how well the child uses large muscles that coordinate body movement, including jumping, throwing, walking, running, and maintaining balance.
Fine motor skills – how well the child can use smaller muscles, including tying shoelaces, doing up buttons, cutting out shapes with a pair of scissors, and writing.
The evaluator will need to know when and how developmental milestones, such as walking, crawling, and speaking were reached. The child will be evaluated for balance, touch sensitivity, and variations on walking activities.
Dyspraxia in children
Dyspraxia symptoms may vary depending on age. With that in mind, we will look at each age individually. Not every individual will have all of the symptoms outlined below:
Very early childhood
The child may take longer than other children to:
Sit.
Crawl – the Dyspraxia Foundation says that many never go through the crawling stage.
Walk.
Speak – according to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Australia, the child may be slower in answering questions, find it hard to make sounds, or repeat sequences of sounds or words; they may also have difficulty in sustaining normal intonation patterns, have a very limited automatic vocabulary, speak more slowly than other children, and use fewer words with more pauses.
Stand.
Become potty trained (get out of diapers).
Build up vocabulary.
Early childhood
Tying shoelaces can be a diffic