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News items on 'Dyspraxia And Apraxia'
(BBC 17/10/2009)
Tom has trouble writing, fastening buttons and tying shoelaces. The youngest of triplets, 11-year-old Tom's fine motor skills lag behind those of siblings Olly and Jack. Despite the fact that he is academically above average, his handwriting problems mean he is often wrongly placed in a lower ability group. His mother Gillian, a physiotherapist, explained that Tom's dyspraxia - an impairment or immaturity of the organisation of movement - has left him frustrated and struggling. He has to continuously practise his writing and movement - exercises that he finds difficult, boring and tiring. But a new robotic arm could hold the answer.
Finding a solution to childhood obesity
(Telegraph 28/08/2009)
Childhood obesity is often the result of serious psychological problems not bad parenting.
Daniel Radcliffe: breaking dyspraxia's spell
(Telegraph 15/09/2008)
As Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe reveals he has dyspraxia, new research shows how the condition can affect adults. A study looking at 120 adults in further and higher education who were diagnosed with dyspraxia in childhood found that 60-70 per cent still had problems with learning skills.
(Telegraph 19/04/2008)
Max Davidson on the hidden condition that too many people shy away from.
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