{"id":281201,"date":"2018-10-12T01:02:38","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T01:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2018\/10\/12\/keatulie-even-tho-theyre-well-meaning-ive\/"},"modified":"2018-10-12T01:02:38","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T01:02:38","slug":"keatulie-even-tho-theyre-well-meaning-ive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2018\/10\/12\/keatulie-even-tho-theyre-well-meaning-ive\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/keatulie.tumblr.com\/post\/178847054660\/even-tho-theyre-well-meaning-ive-found-the-news\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">keatulie<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>even tho they\u2019re well-meaning, I\u2019ve found the news articles shared around Ryan\u2019s condition kinda vague and uninformative, with them not rly saying a whole lot apart from \u2018difficulty with gross and fine motor skills and can be perceived as clumsy\u2019, so here\u2019s some more detailed points about dyspraxia:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>feeling like you have <b>no natural intuition <\/b>for facing new tasks; other people understand instructions much faster or instinctively know how to proceed without help, whereas you struggle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>poor <b>auditory processing<\/b> and <b>reading comprehension<\/b>. not being able to initially register what others are saying to you, and having difficulty separating background noise from other sounds, which can cause distraction. having to reread a section multiple times for it to sink in, and occasionally missing areas of text without realising.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<b>texture and touch sensitivity<\/b>; may be mildly to greatly uncomfortable in certain clothing, or as a response to contact (I personally hate being lightly tapped\/brushed but am fine w\/ people being overly tactile).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<b>difficulty with self-grooming<\/b>, such as the motion of brushing hair and\/or teeth, putting on\/removing clothes and accessories (e.g. crossing arms and pulling shirts over head), tying knots\/shoelaces, or fastening zips, buttons, and hooks, especially out of sight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>being <b>sensitive to loud noise<\/b> and having different a perception of what is a high volume to others, especially when sudden, which can cause sensory overload.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<b>issues with short-term memory<\/b> and <b>retaining information<\/b>; basically, losing your place in a series of directions, or forgetting recent events before they have a chance to pass into long-term memory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<b>poor spatial awareness<\/b>, may knock into objects or people despite them seeming like obvious obstacles to others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<b>generally weak balance<\/b> and an <b>awkward gait<\/b> (I had to manually learn how to move my arms as I walked growing up, which eventually became a natural unconscious action.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<b>poor hand-eye coordination<\/b> and <b>no sense of depth perception<\/b>. usually manifests as struggling to judge the distance of objects\/environments &#8211; catching a ball, crossing through traffic, etc. &#8211; which can result in a fear of heights or sense of vertigo (Ryan\u2019s hesitance at climbing is prob this + being unsure of how far the next hand\/foot grip is.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>can have <b>low muscle tone<\/b> and <b>overall weak body strength<\/b>; may become easily fatigued or find basic exercise\/lifting strenuous.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<b>uncomfortable and impractical hand grip <\/b>of utensils and other tools, often in a closed fist shape, much like a toddler. leads to untidy and\u00a0\u201cchildish\u201d looking handwriting, and can cause cramping after prolonged use.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>generally holds self in an <b>awkward and\u00a0\u201cinfantile\u201d <\/b>way, like how babies seem hunched or stiff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>negative response to these traits can cause other problems, such as<b> low self-esteem <\/b>through bullying, <b>avoidance coping<\/b>, and <b>impostor syndrome. <\/b>dyspraxic people may also<b> stim<\/b> when excited or stressed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>keatulie: even tho they\u2019re well-meaning, I\u2019ve found the news articles shared around Ryan\u2019s condition kinda vague and uninformative, with them not rly saying a whole lot apart from \u2018difficulty with gross and fine motor skills and can be perceived as clumsy\u2019, so here\u2019s some more detailed points about dyspraxia: feeling like you have no natural &hellip; 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