Understanding Dyspraxia in Adults 40+: Recognition Neurodiversity/ DCD

#Dyapraxia #DCD #Over40

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About this event

If you're over 40 and experiencing difficulties with coordination, organization, or motor skills, it might be dyspraxia. Discover more in the "Understanding Dyspraxia in Adults 40+: Recognition and Management" webinar hosted by Nat Hawley and presented by Exceptional Individuals. This session is tailored for adults in their 40s and beyond who are either newly diagnosed with dyspraxia or exploring the possibility of having it.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction
00:44 - About neurodiversity and this webinar
01:03 - About Nat and the rest of the EI team/Predominantly Inattentive ADHD webinar
01:45 - Dyspraxia Terms
05:33 - NHS definition of dyspraxia
06:34 - Dyspraxia at 40 and over
08:40 - Do you have dyspraxia?
09:22 - Topics
11:08 - How does dyspraxia change throughout your life?
14:21 - In what decade were you born?
15:43 - Dyspraxia differences in males and females
17:16 - Your symptoms at 40 plus?
19:10 - How is dyspraxia during menopause or andropause?
19:50 - Changes at 40, besides dyspraxia?
21:23 - Why are more males diagnosed with dyspraxia than females?
22:13 - Female Protective Effect
24:29 - Dyspraxia (DCD) & Menopause
25:52 - Dyspraxia history
27:01 - When were you diagnosed with or suspected to have dyspraxia?
28:35 - Late-Life Diagnosis Motivation?
30:00 - Late Diagnosis Reasons
30:34 - Famous Dyspraxics
31:43 - Quote from Daniel Radcliffe
32:08 - What support is available?
33:05 - Technology and Tools
34:14 - Dyspraxia/DCD on YouTube
35:28 - Living with Dyspraxia book
35:46 - Journal Articles
36:41 - Workplace Needs Assessments
37:00 - High-Functioning Autism webinar
37:16 - Dyspraxia Opportunities Facebook group
37:30 - EI on YouTube
37:50 - What happens next?/Closing remarks
38:22 - End screen

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[analopes-barbosa]

Just came across this channel and video. I have never seen it so well explained. You are awesome. I have been diagnosed in my 40s while undertaking my second degree. The challenges seemed to be exponentiated, however I had more knowledge about multiple cognitive disorders. It has been a progressive journey with positive achievements and, equally, judgment and prejudice. Thank you for creating the channel and the content shared :-)

[kat_rabbit]

Not quite 20 minutes into the video but just wanted to chime in with my thanks for a superb, clear, well-presented and engaging series of videos. I'm really interested in Neurodivergence on both a personal and academic level after being diagnosed Asperger's in 2010, ADHD a couple of years ago and also relate to a lot of what's being said here regarding Dyspraxia and this makes total sense bearing in mind the huge Venn-diagram/overlap of symptoms and gifts for all these. Wow, that was a long sentence 😆 Thanks again and keep up the great work!

[Mads_]

I was finally diagnosed with Dyspraxia when I was 41 when I had returned to full time studying. I had several investigations when I was a child but they never went anywhere. I have the speech difficulties that you mentioned but I also have problems with volume, pitch and tone. Quite often people can think that I’m angry, having a go or shouting. The other symptoms merge with my ADHD.

[lmaxi]

Hi there, thank you so much, I was diagnosed with dyspraxia yesterday with my neurologist. It really has helped, I always thought I was just clumsy but have always been very different to my peers. Even though it’s a late diagnosis at 38 I feel better to know that I’m not stupid like people have made me feel most of life. Thank you for sharing 😊

[jennbest]

I'm 45 and was late-diagnosed as Autistic & ADHD at 42. Since I was about 39-40, I started getting multiple injuries all from falls: 3 concussions, broken ankle, broken fingers, torn ligaments, abdominal wall contusion. In the US, your primary provider refers you to specialists so I was sent to neurology for the repeated falls and to a neuro-opthamologist as well. Both specialists found deficits but not in any diagnostically helpful manner. So I don't fit diagnostic criteria for stroke symptoms, TBI, neuropathy, MS, etc. My neurologist was genuinely baffled and asked for time to "research" and has me coming back this summer for a follow up. Learning about dyspraxia in the meantime, I think it's possible they are missing this! Great info!

[donnellallan]

I was born in 1955. I just this year discovered that there is something called dyspraxia! I am certain that it applies to me. Thank you for your informative videos. They are really helping me to understand myself, finally, at the age of sixty-eight. 💜

[gtoddun]

Got some jobs because the dyspraxia is easy to hide in the moment. Lost some jobs because dyspraxia is impossible to hide over time.

[derekstynes]

Just found your excellent site and just had to say thanks !

[jorinalossau]

Thank you for this channel. It is really great to hear this topic from another perspective. I'm from Germany and it is really hard to find videos about this. I really appreciate your work.

[Hailwq]

At 54, I've never heard of the term invisible women. Your information is very helpful and your presentation is excellent. Thank you. Challenges still causing havoc!

[Scintilla]

You are a gem ❤️💎 thank you for sharing all of this information 🙏🙏🙏

[AnMal-hb]

This was really interesting, thank you Exceptional Individuals. I don't know if I have dyspraxia becaause I have never been assessed and I really dread the hassle of trying to get an assessment, but this video makes me think it might actually be worth it. I have always struggled hard with learning any chain of movements that other people seemed to just do without thinking (for example, I couldn't figure the upjump in a high jump in PE until I was a teenager, I kept crossing my feet in a weird way), and while I haven't fallen out of chairs so much it got noticed by others I have always felt that I would if I stopped focusing on sitting, or if I didn't sit in a pose that steadied me enough to let that focus go. I recently turned 50 and I have started to feel that a life of compensating for and covering up these difficulties has exhausted me.

[AB-otpv]

Can't get a formal diagnosis (gods know I've tried) but a medical practioner asked me if i knew I was dyspraxic about 6 years ago after she saw my flappy, floppy hands and lack of volume control. I read up on it, and it explained my entire life to me.

Most motor issues were hidden by my awkward left-handedness. I get cramp in my hands when writing cos I grip too hard and curl my hand round. I was a late developer in terms of social skills and have a penchant for missing the bleeding obvious!

I used to have panic attacks before every driving lesson. I was nicknamed the indestructabubble at uni for always getting into ridiculous scrapes but somehow coming out unscathed. I lost jobs due to struggling to look presentable. Ironing and hairdryers are completely beyond me. I've had broken legs/ankles (not during the uni years) from being bullied into making simple jumps that everyone else can easily do (but I was certain I couldn't. And I was right. I couldn't.)

All the things I thought were character flaws, but which I seemed to have no power to improve or work on, are explained by Dyspraxia.

Luckily, I have a good job now, with lovely colleagues who will look out for and quietly let me know if my top is on back to front or my trousers are inside out so I can nip to the loo and get dressed correctly.

I'm more careful now. I don't ignore my limits out of frustration or a need to be normal /competent so get injured less (barely once a year now requiring medical intervention) . I layout my home in a way to avoid bumping into things and I ALWAYS trip over stuff if someone else moves it out of its "home".

[johnbillings]

I have learned first-hand that fine motor skills go out the window because of my dyspraxia when I get frustrated. It makes hobbies interesting.

[anneb]

I was born in 68. Never realised I had this until my driving instructor told me that he was pretty sure I had it. I googled it, this is about ten years ago. I've attempted so many times to drive but can't. Although people in general thinks I'm intelligent, I struggle with everything. Even cooking a simple meal every evening for my husband I drop things, struggle with chopping, etc, he thinks it's funny that I'm constantly making oh, ah, oh no noises constantly. I was a premature baby as my mum had blood toxin poisoning. My friend used to have to help dress me when we went on holiday as I was wearing dresses etc which needed buttoning. I'm in menopause at the moment and it's hit me like a bus. The hot flushes, lack of motivation, just wanting to sleep. That may not be dyspraxia. Not sure. On the plus side I am a very kind and creative person. I'm not coping but don't know who to ask for help as I've always managed to hide my struggling, and now I've got to be strong for my elderly mum.

[splatterdaynightmares]

Clumsy, disorganized, scatterbrained, dyslexic, confused about left and right, falling down all my life, sloppy handwriting, tripping, bumping into things, missing appointments, always late but it isn’t always my fault lol seriously, late on bills, number confusion, bad at organized lists……..that’s me in a nutshell. But I develop websites, write stories, do voiceovers. But I’m tired of fighting the system. I was a premie at 5 lbs which supposedly can be a factor. I was born in the 60s and didn’t find out I was dyslexic until I was 35. Didn’t find out I was add until I was 45. But nothing explained the falling, tripping, and confusion. But yeah it has screwed things up for me. I lost a great career because of this nonsense. I’ve never been diagnosed. I thought YouTube would work for me and it didn’t long story. What else is there? I also have had most of those physical symptoms as well. And with menopause it was the same. I was probably too thankful because periods were a nightmare. What does one do?

[jewels]

it's kind of like getting old before your time . I see old folks home residents struggling with coordination and energy levels too. So many "normies" will in effect know how it feels for us towards the end of life.
Good luck explaining dyspraxia to the normally motored though. Might as well try to tell them you just got abducted by an alien spaceship! 😂

[stormwell]

38 year old male here, currently trying to get an assessment for dyspraxia and not had much luck with the NHS.

Have had speech problems which were picked up at a very young age and my parents have said that my co-ordination was always 'a bit off' especially when it came to running. Had various employers comment that I was a bit slow, something I've noticed myself as I seem to take longer to do things compared to others and I've actually been asked if I had dyspraxia.

[kimmyfox]

Yes I have it they use to take me long time to take my shoes to use scissors was a great concentration process. I can be standing in a group when everyone is laughing. I’m not it takes me a few minutes to process it and then I’ll laugh when nobody’s laughing and bumping into things has been something I have done since I was little, I was never diagnosed, but I have been diagnosed with multiple other learning disabilities so it wouldn’t surprise me if I didn’t have some of the characteristics and they just passed it off one of the other learning disabilities I have

[Queenread]

So, holding things too lightly - dropping, spilling, flipping (accidentally)?