Dyspraxia/DCD and giftedness
NT2018
03/09/26 10:20 AM
Hi,
I’m interested to hear from people who have or who have a child/children with DCD/dyspraxia and giftedness.
How did it manifest for you/them?
My 7yr old struggles with writing co-ordination, gross physical co-ordination and organisation of thoughts around writing. He has hand hypermobility, low muscle tone and poor core strength.
He can’t get a diagnosis. He meets 3 of 4 diagnostic criteria but the 4th (significant impact on daily function) he can’t meet as they say he is clever enough to mask/strategise through his day.
Irrespective of the diagnosis, we’ve started therapies to support the deficits found but a diagnosis would be helpful to access full support from school and for my son’s well-being…he doesn’t understand why he has to have all these interventions if there is nothing wrong with him and why he is so bad at Phys Ed and free writing.
Is this issue common in the 2E community- that high cognition delays or impedes diagnosis?
Thanks for your views and for sharing your experiences.
