Developmental coordination disorder (DCD), also known as dyspraxia is thought to affect anywhere between five to 10% of the population in the UK. Whilst most commonly spoken about in relation to children (often alongside dyslexia), both adults and children can be affected by dyspraxia in a number of different ways.
Dyspraxia affects individuals motor coordination and can affect their general coordination. Varying between each person who experiences it, some find that the extent to which...
Working as a dyslexia aware counsellor I am struck by the frequency dyslexic clients present with experiencing depression. Depression can of course affect everyone at some point irrespective of an invisible difference but the regularity with which it presents as a secondary repercussion of dyslexia is pronounced. If you suffer from depression you are far from alone. It's estimated by the World Health Organisation that 350 million people of all ages suffer from depression, making it...
A recent study has revealed a staggeringly high number of children with Asperger’s and autism are falling victim to bullying, robbery and abuse from people they trust.
This new form of victimisation has been nicknamed ‘mate crime’.
An autism charity conducted the survey, finding that ‘mate crime’ is a form of hate crime targeting people with disabilities, in which a person is abused or manipulated by who they believe is a friend.
The survey uncovered many stories of bullying and abuse,...
A two-year research project has uncovered the shocking reality about the lives of women with learning disabilities who have suffered domestic violence.
Researchers at the University of Kent's Tizard Centre found that victims of domestic violence who have learning disabilities are 'more vulnerable' to abuse in the home, but unfortunately do not have adequate support available to them.
Currently, there is only one specialist refuge in the UK for women with learning disabilities, and most...
Through the years that we have been specialising in dyslexia awareness counselling we have found that it is often the assessment which is felt like a bombshell. Presented with a report of many pages the person is left with no direction or sense of what to do. "What does it mean?", "Who am I?", "What might I have been had I known?", "Why didn't someone do something?" or "Why didn't anyone pick this up when I was young enough to do something?" These are just a few of the questions we hear. We...
At this time of year, there can be lots to get excited about. There's a break coming; time to be with the family, presents to buy, food to prepare and work to be juggled as well. For the Dyslexic Aware Counsellor (DAC), there will also be the need to understand how demanding this period can be for their neurodiverse (ND) clients. With that in mind, this is a short exploration of things that may help. Dealing with anxiety ND people are sometimes more anxious than convergent thinkers. All the...
Emotional repercussions of dyslexia The emotional side of coming to terms through the life course with all the elements of dyslexia is one of the most commonly missed areas. Teachers and parents are very good at noticing problems in their children with reading, writing, spelling and even maths. What they can miss is the growing element of lack of motivation, low self-esteem and upset which develops as the child goes through school and the pressures grow greater and greater. This has...
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