WHAT IS DYSPRAXIA?

    INTRODUCTION            

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                                       DYSPRAXIA           

Dyspraxia also known as developmental co-ordination disorder is impairment in the planning organisational & execution of movement due to poor processing of information in the brain which affects a child's ability to perform the normal range of physical activities expected for their age range.

Dyspraxia has two elements including:  

• Ideational Dyspraxia difficulty planning the sequence of coordinated movements.
• Idea motor dyspraxia difficulty carrying out the movement even though the sequence is known

It is thought that dyspraxia affects about 5-10% of the population & increasing numbers of children are being identified as having the condition-

Early recognition of dyspraxia will enable children to reach their potential through early intervention.