Character with Dyspraxia Featured on ‘ Doctor Who ’
When viewers tuned in to the international premiere of “Doctor Who” last week, the hit science fiction show introduced several new characters, including one with dyspraxia.
In the episode, the audience meets 19-year-old Ryan Sinclair, who admits he’s frustrated about not knowing how to ride a bike at his age. Ryan is revealed to have the developmental coordination disorder dyspraxia, which prevented him from mastering this skill as child. Even though his grandmother and step-grandfather try to help him, Ryan continues to struggle and fall off his bike.
In reality, the actor playing Ryan (Tosin Cole) does ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 12, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Jillian Kornak Tags: News Slider Speech-Language Pathology Apraxia of Speech Childhood Apraxia of Speech communication sciences and disorders dyspraxia motor speech disorders Source Type: blogs
Thumbs Up: Life Hack for Medicine Bottle Caps
Here’s a handy life hack or all my spoonie, arthritic and / or dyspraxic friends out there who struggle to open the %$#@! medication bottles dispensed with push-down-and-turn child-safety caps (even when you don’t have small people around). This hack works with those bottles that have a sort of sliding inside cap. You know, the one […] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:)
Source: Andrea's Buzzing About: - July 23, 2017 Category: Disability Authors: andrea Tags: Arthritis Coping strategies Spoonies dyspraxia life hacks medication medicine bottles safety caps Source Type: blogs
Deconstructing the myth of clothing sensitivity as a'sensory processing disorder '
Please note first that there is no formally recognized clinical designation of ' sensory processing disorder. ' It is a term constructed by occupational therapists that has not been formally recognized by the larger medical community.In our clinic we receive many referrals from local pediatricians when parents have concerns about children being overly sensitive to their clothing. Most often the children referred are from four to seven years old and the families are severely disrupted by the children ' s behaviors and responses to clothing issues. Commonly, children will have severely constrict...
Source: ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog - January 7, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Tags: evidence-based practice OT practice parenting sensory integration Source Type: blogs
Is this all I deserve?
I am feeling a little battered. Today we received yet another 'challenging' diagnosis for one of my children. Between the three of them we have varying diagnoses of ADD, SPD, dyspraxia...I am beginning to wonder, is it me? Is it just us? All three kids?? Is it their crappy genetic inheritance that is to blame? I know I have varying forms of all of the above. Which makes me feel super guilty for passing it along to my children. (Source: So Close)
Source: So Close - December 23, 2013 Category: Infertility Authors: Tertia Source Type: blogs
Hula hooping gone wild....aka beginner dance.
Sooooooooo I've gone insane and I'm sharing this. The description is on the Youtube video. My new passion, along with slacklining. And of course OT as always! ;)Seriously though, well actually that was serious. But okay, anyway, it gives me a lot of appreciation for kids who struggle with dyspraxia and motor coordination difficulties, because I totally feel their pain. I practice a LOT but I am a very slow learner when it's complicated in terms of hand placement, etc...I am mostly self taught through Youtube tutorials and then I think a total of four classes now? Once things speed up, I panic and lose it...and I don't do w...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - August 13, 2013 Category: Occupational Therapists Source Type: blogs
How I Help My Child with Dyspraxia
One mum's tips for helping a child with dyspraxia and the detrimental effect it has on self-esteem.Contributor: Laura KioraPublished: Jun 04, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - June 4, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
