Hello and welcome to the latest blog on a common but little known disability Dyspraxia. I hope you are all well and have had a good week. Christmas is coming which means the tree should be going up in our house soon. I'm not entirely sure on whether or not my ban on helping with the decorations has been lifted, last year I had was limited to a predominantly watching brief due to an unfortunate incident with a bubal which had been a particular favourite in our household. Needless to say it no longer hangs proudly on the tree. This week I talk about my early years after my diagnosis and introduce a new section highlighting celebrities who also suffer from Dyspraxia in this edition Daniel Radcliffe, I as usual hope you enjoy the blog.
The early days.
Being diagnosed with Dyspraxia provided an answer for my problems in my early years particularly why logical tasks had caused such confusion. Shortly after this, I began to take part in two activities which brought me large amounts of enjoyment but also plenty of frustration as well. Fishing a hobby which requires plenty of dexterity is still an activity I really like to do when an opportunity arises. When I first started going years earlier with my dad and brother we went far more regularly and the feeling of satisfaction after catching a fish and getting to grips with the various equipment was enormous many happy days have been spent on the lake bank or sometimes out at sea. I did however test the patience of dad on a regular basis, presenting him with some outstanding tangles which often left him at a loss to understand how exactly the latest incident had occurred. He did though always smile after solving the conundrum and setting me on my way to cast again.
Taken a few years ago myself with a Green Tench, note the hat hair !
Learning to play the guitar also provided a challenge as a result of the Dyspraxia. Again the feeling of learning to play a piece of music and overcoming the presented challenge was fantastic. It wasn't without frustration however learning new things would take me far longer than it took others, and even learning to hold the guitar correctly was a little chaotic. I played the guitar for several years even passing some exams in the process practice makes perfect !
Learning to accomplish the tasks presented as a result of these activities was certainly something to be proud off. It wasn't all fun in those first few years however putting a brave face on after the latest stumble, breakage or similar debacle could become incredibly tiresome especially when people couldn't or in some cases maybe didn't want to understand how exactly the disability affects people and as a result my self esteem could at times run pretty low. Close friends knew the real reasons however and general banter never over stepped the mark. I've always tried to take on the disability with good humour and am more than happy to laugh at myself if something happens which is genuinely funny. I think this is the best way to approach the disability don't ever let it get on top of you and doubt yourself.
Celebrity Dyspraxic's Part 1: You're a wizard Harry, you're also a Dyspraxic.
World famous actor Daniel Radcliffe star of the Harry Potter films is also a sufferer of dyspraxia. In the article below he is quoted joking about wishing Velcro on shoes would take off, a result of a struggle to tie shoe laces and admitting that the disability severely affected his confidence and turned to acting as a way of re establishing it.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1046031/Harry-Potter-The-brain-disorder-means-I-8217-t-tie-shoelaces.html.That is all for this week, I hope you enjoyed the blog, have a great week,
George.
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