Welcome Back to My series of Dyspraxia. Since we have gone through the basics time to get into some detail. Today I will talk about Dyspraxia and comorbidities (I may visit this topic later more in depthly). Many other conditions can be present at the same time as Dyspraxia. As, my 10th National Eucharistic Congress series took up more time than expected, and my last Mama's Memoir's from Ágreda post had to be pushed back, I had little time to even research a topic for this post. In lieu of that time, I am going to use an excerpt for a paper I wrote my first semester of college (so back in my Ball State days) for this post. As perusing it, I found many grammatical errors, it has been mildly edited. I have also copied my bibliography from the paper for your convenience. The paper was entitled "Unbound: Dyspraxia Writes A Literary Conundrum". So without further ado:
Figure 1 retrieved from google images
As shown by the chart above dyspraxia shares traits with other neurological conditions, such as autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). According the Dyspraxia Foundation, though dyspraxia can occur in isolation, frequently it appears alongside other disabilities such as ADHD, dyslexia, language disorders and social, emotional, and behavioral impairments. As the chart shows, dyspraxics and autistics share a tendency to speech difficulties. This is not the only way they are connected. According to a study done by Stafanie C. Bodison observing connections between development dyspraxia and play in autistics, dyspraxia can make it harder for these children to interact with others because of movement issues.
According to Tracy Alloway, studies have shown that ADHD and dyspraxia have a 50% rate of co-occurrence. Alloway’s 2011 study researching working memory found that while both those with DCD and ADHD struggle with visio spatial tasks, DCD diagnosed individuals have more trouble with working memory as a whole (Alloway 487). Also due to balance problems and the tendency to move to stay upright dypraxics could be mistaken for those who independently have ADHD (Understood). The understanding of the other conditions that can co-occur with dyspraxia further inform one of the larger implications of the disorder.
Works Cited:
Alloway, Tracy Packiam and Kathryn Joanne Temple. “Compasion of Working memory skills and learning in children with developmental coordination disorder and moderate learning difficulties.” Applied Cognitive Psychology. Vol.21, no.4 May 2007. Pp.473-487. PsychINFO. http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/resultsadvanced?vid=6&sid=a8cb0959-c50c-4932-a7bc-6a109cf040c8%40sessionmgr103&bquery=(dyspraxia)+AND+(literacy)&bdata=JmRiPXBzeWgmY2xpMD1GVCZjbHYwPVkmdHlwZT0xJnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl
Bodison, Stefanie C. “Developmental Dyspraxia and the Play Skills of Children with Autism.” The American Journal of Occupational Therapy. Vol.69, no.5, 2015. Pp.1-6. https://search.proquest.com/nahs/docview/1711617623/fulltextPDF/5234A92123384181PQ/5?accountid=8483
Dyspraxia Foundation. “Dyspraxia at a glance…” Dyspraxia Foundation. 2015 https://dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/about-dyspraxia/dyspraxia-glance/
Patino, Erica. “Understanding Dyspraxia”. Understood.
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