*frowns*

[conuly]

Okay... this is annoying...

I've been hearing a lot lately about dyspraxia in relation to AS, and decided to look into it. Some of what's there looks right, but it's nearly impossible to sort the relevant information from what's pretty much standard for the spectrum. Now I'm stuck wondering, can you be dyspraxic and *not* autistic? And which of this information is relevant? How much impairment is clinically significant? It's like when I was looking into hyperlexia, but worse. *grumbles*

Better question, should I crosspost this to asperger or not? I hate just posting stuff in places I haven't been much before... It's like going over to someone's house when I don't know them.

Comments

[mhari.livejournal.com]

Post it.

The trouble with asperger, you see, is... it's full of Aspies. Which means we have long dry spells while everybody is off doing their own little thing and not posting for fear that it wouldn't be Acceptable. (I am guilty of this, too.)

So, post. :)

[conuly]

Good point. I'll go post it now.

[drewaline.livejournal.com]

Gah, I read dyspraxia as dsylexia. I was going to say, "Well, I'm dyslexic and not autistic!" *shakes head*

[conuly]

*laughs* But you caught it before you posted, so....

[xreferenced.livejournal.com]

I've just started looking into it recently, too.

I'm fairly sure one can be dyspraxic but not autistic, but this has been already addressed on the group, so I won't really go off on this any further.

I think one's impairment is clinically significant when it's causing someone problems that interfere with their everyday lives beyond the point that they consider manageable. (When talking about adults. When talking about someone still developing, you can check whether they develop in accordance with how the normal child should develop. Whether they lose infantile reflexes, etc. There are good tests for exactly that, I've just read an article on them.)

Eg. for me, I can't ride a bike, I have broken toes (kicking into things) and ripping tendons (losing my balance and falling) several times, my handwriting is well nigh illegible even by me, and my clumsiness in general very seriously interferes with my everyday activities. I think this is clinically significant. I'm planning on having myself assessed for the condition, as that doesn't make me diagnosed with AS yet (for others who might be reading: I do not want to get a recent psychiatric diagnosis as that'd cause me problems at school), but maybe they can give me advice on what to do with it, they must have some exercise/skill development program. Will inform you on what happens. I know a woman who's a professional children's physiotherapist, I'm planning on asking her to refer me somewhere. A friend of mine is very interested in sensory integration therapy (which is, I think, highly related), and I'll ask her, too. Will inform you on what I have found.

[xreferenced.livejournal.com]

Uuuggh. My verbal skills have just taken a nosedive, judging from the above. I can't believe I wrote "will inform you on (etcetc)" twice in the same paragraph. (need sleep.... need sleep :) )

[conuly]

*gigglesnorts*

Good answer, though. And advice and all. *nodnodnod*

I fully recognize the broken toe thing... I stub my toe at least 4 times a week. And can't ride a bike, but that wasn't a big deal where I am, so it might just be that I never *learned*. Can't say that about my handwriting, though.... *wanders off*

[mhari.livejournal.com]

Post it.

The trouble with asperger, you see, is... it's full of Aspies. Which means we have long dry spells while everybody is off doing their own little thing and not posting for fear that it wouldn't be Acceptable. (I am guilty of this, too.)

So, post. :)

[conuly]

Good point. I'll go post it now.

[drewaline.livejournal.com]

Gah, I read dyspraxia as dsylexia. I was going to say, "Well, I'm dyslexic and not autistic!" *shakes head*

[conuly]

*laughs* But you caught it before you posted, so....

[xreferenced.livejournal.com]

I've just started looking into it recently, too.

I'm fairly sure one can be dyspraxic but not autistic, but this has been already addressed on the group, so I won't really go off on this any further.

I think one's impairment is clinically significant when it's causing someone problems that interfere with their everyday lives beyond the point that they consider manageable. (When talking about adults. When talking about someone still developing, you can check whether they develop in accordance with how the normal child should develop. Whether they lose infantile reflexes, etc. There are good tests for exactly that, I've just read an article on them.)

Eg. for me, I can't ride a bike, I have broken toes (kicking into things) and ripping tendons (losing my balance and falling) several times, my handwriting is well nigh illegible even by me, and my clumsiness in general very seriously interferes with my everyday activities. I think this is clinically significant. I'm planning on having myself assessed for the condition, as that doesn't make me diagnosed with AS yet (for others who might be reading: I do not want to get a recent psychiatric diagnosis as that'd cause me problems at school), but maybe they can give me advice on what to do with it, they must have some exercise/skill development program. Will inform you on what happens. I know a woman who's a professional children's physiotherapist, I'm planning on asking her to refer me somewhere. A friend of mine is very interested in sensory integration therapy (which is, I think, highly related), and I'll ask her, too. Will inform you on what I have found.

[xreferenced.livejournal.com]

Uuuggh. My verbal skills have just taken a nosedive, judging from the above. I can't believe I wrote "will inform you on (etcetc)" twice in the same paragraph. (need sleep.... need sleep :) )

[conuly]

*gigglesnorts*

Good answer, though. And advice and all. *nodnodnod*

I fully recognize the broken toe thing... I stub my toe at least 4 times a week. And can't ride a bike, but that wasn't a big deal where I am, so it might just be that I never *learned*. Can't say that about my handwriting, though.... *wanders off*