How Do I Know If My Child Has Developmental Dyspraxia?

One of the more common symptoms of dyspraxia inhave either the air conditioner switched on at all times
children is the development of sensory integrationor even the heater, even when the climate is relatively
dysfunction, which is a condition which effects thecool or warm. Also, dyspraxia is more commonly
body's natural reaction to stimuli. This affects their fiveknown to affect the body functions of a child,
senses, which means the sense of touch, their sight,commonly cropping as problems with timing and
their smell etc. The condition makes children, especiallybalance. Especially in toddlers who have started to
of the younger ages, have abnormal and over the toplearn how to walk, common imbalances and falling
reactions to stimuli like light, sound and even touch.over frequency can sometimes be early symptoms of
They react badly, often have crying spells and will shydyspraxia.
away from the light because it either hurts their eyesThey cannot control their limbs, they are unable to pull
or causes them to blink uncontrollably. It may alsoof a co-ordinated movements and they are also
manifest in symptoms like the revulsion to certainunable to form and learn the physical motions
textures, which can sometimes be cloth or certainnecessary to do certain simple tasks like stirring a drink,
textures within walls of homes. Children with sensoryopening a lid or even holding a pencil to write. If your
integration dysfunction will also seem to be extremelychild is constantly knocking things over, or they have
unsociable and will retract to a safe place becausetrouble telling which is left or right or even have poor
they are unable to withstand being touched by othermuscle development due to idleness or even
people (sometimes even their loved ones). They alsoproneness of staying in bed and not moving. General
become very picky eaters, with aversions to fooddifficulties can also appear in phonics and speech,
based purely on the colour and their texture. Auditorywhich can come in the form of unable to form a single
sensitivity can come in the form of screaming whensentence or even have difficulty in pronouncing even
they hear music, putting their hands over their earsthe most simplest of words. They will also have
when people are in conversation or even crying spellsdifficulty in grasping writing and drawing instruments
when thunderstorms occur.and have inertia to learn, sometimes even showing
There is also the question of temperature sensitivity,symptoms of ADHD (although it is simply a reaction to
normally associated with environmental temperature.their own frustrations). These are some of the
Children with this form of sensitivity will often besymptoms of developmental dyspraxia that should be
accustomed to unusually cold or hot environment, andnoted if you want to prevent it from being either full
will complain when placed in room temperature. One ofblown or developing into some further, more advanced
the more common symptoms is their insistence toand much more dangerous.