DYSPRAXIA - MOVEMENT PROBLEMS

Dyspraxia is the generic term used to cover a range of disorders affecting the initiation, organization and performance of action. It has been described as having trouble getting the body to do what we want, when we want. It is an immaturity of the way the brain processes information, resulting in messages not being fully transmitted to the body and is a learning difficulty that can be present from birth (developmental dyspraxia) or as a result of brain damage suffered from a stroke or other trauma (acquired dyspraxia).

Dyspraxia is also known as a developmental co-ordination disorder, and may also be present with other disorders. Dyspraxia is described as having two main elements

• Ideational dyspraxia – difficulty with planning a sequence of coordinated movements
• Ideo-Motor dyspraxia – difficulty with executing a plan, even though it is known.