Downloads from the Dyspraxia Foundation
This page contains all our downloads. To select an article click on the heading, you will then be asked to supply a relevant e-mail address on a new screen, an e-mail will then be sent to you with a link to start or open the downlaod. Paper copies of all these downloads can be purchased in the online shop for a very reasonable price:
Annual Review 2006 - 2007
A review of the last years progress for the Foundation.
Annual review 2006
I am delighted to report on a successful year for the Dyspraxia Foundation. Without doubt, our new website has been the highlight of the year.
Annual Report 2005
This year has been more stable financially and we have seen an encouraging rise in donations and fundraising as well as successful applications for awards and grants.
How to obtain a diagnosis
If you consider that your child could have Developmental Co-ordination Disorder sometimes known as Dyspraxia, you may want this confirmed.
Information for Occupational Therapists on dyspraxia
From an occupational therapist’s perspective, praxis consists of three components: ideation, planning and execution. A child must present with difficulties with ideation or planning for it to be considered a dyspraxia.
Dyspraxia from an Occupational Therapy perspective
Paediatric occupational therapy uses purposeful activity and play to “work with the child to help him or her attain the highest possible quality of life. The occupational therapist assesses the child and uses therapeutic techniques and activities to help
Physiotherapy and Dyspraxia for professionals
The main element of the physiotherapist’s assessment will involve assessing skills to determine whether the child is carrying them out either to an age-appropriate level or with the quality that would be expected.
Physiotherapy and Dyspraxia for parents
Motor development influences intellectual, social and emotional development. Through play a child will learn and practice her/his gross motor skills and co-ordination skills until s/he perfects them.
Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia
Children with developmental verbal dyspraxia have difficulty in making and co-ordinating the precise movements required for the production of clear speech, and yet there is no evidence of damage to nerves or muscles...
Handwriting and Dyspraxia
One of the primary symptoms of dyspraxia is poor handwriting. This is due to poor motor skills, perceptual dysfunction and erratic organisation and motor planning. Due to the volume of writing required in school today, difficulties in this area have...
Alternative Therapies
The terms "alternative" or "complementary" are used to refer to non-traditional methods of diagnosing, preventing, or treatment of conditions.
Extra Help With Exams – England and Wales
For those students who have dyspraxia and / or learning disabilities, their difficulties may mean they need extra help and support to be able to take part in exams. This article aims to answer some of the more common questions and give an idea of the time
Extra Help With Exams - Scotland
The Scottish Qualifications Authority have special assessment arrangements that ensure that candidates have fair opportunities to show that they can achieve the standards required for Units and Courses.
P.E. Activities for Children who have Dyspraxia
These activities and games can be enjoyed in PE lessons, or in clubs and groups. They have been chosen because they are fun for all children; and are particularly helpful for those who have co-ordination difficulties.
Suitable Games For the Child With Dyspraxia
This list gives examples of games available in shops and through mail order, which may be suitable to assist with specific difficulties that are associated with dyspraxia.
Tactile Defensiveness
The tactile system is our sense of touch through different sensory receptors in our skin. It is through the tactile system that we first receive information about the world when we come out from the womb environment.
Bullying – A Guide For Parents
There are a number of different ways of describing bullying, but a more common definition is repeated and deliberate abuse over a period of time. Bullying does not take account of age or sex, but tends to happen more often in social settings...
Beat The Bullies – A Guide For Children
There are lots of different ways of describing bullying, but it usually means having something nasty or horrible done to you, usually by other children, lots of times. Bullying can happen at school, in class, in the toilets, at playtime or lunchtime...
Membership Form
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