{"id":9186,"date":"2017-06-27T11:05:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T11:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/?p=9186"},"modified":"2026-04-27T05:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:28:53","slug":"child-super-clumsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/child-super-clumsy\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Child Super Clumsy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Did your child struggle to do a jigsaw puzzle, learn to crawl, walk, skip and hop when they were little and now finds writing with a pencil or pen difficult? Then your child may have dyspraxia<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dyspraxia<\/strong><\/span> is also called<\/span> clumsy<\/span> child syndrome<\/span><\/strong>. Some specialists refer to it as a developmental coordination disorder. A dyspraxic child will have some level of difficulty with fine and\/or gross motor skills. Fine motor skills are those related to hands, fingers, toes, eye movements and speaking. Gross motor skills relate to movements pertaining to the larger limbs or the whole body.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Types of Dyspraxia<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Graphomotor dyspraxia<\/strong><\/span>, also known as a<\/span> dysgraphia<\/strong><\/span>, means writing difficulties.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Verbal dyspraxia<\/strong> <\/span>or<\/span> articulatory dyspraxia<\/strong><\/span>, also known as apraxia of speech, affects different parts of speech production including; correct breathing, rhythm, speed, volume, the swallow reflex and pronouncing parts of words in the correct order.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Oculomotor dyspraxia<\/strong><\/span> relates to movements of the eyes.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Constructional<\/span> dyspraxia<\/span><\/strong> is a difficulty in knowing how to place things in relation to other objects. This child might have difficulty making a model, doing a jigsaw or completing artwork.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Ideomotor dyspraxia<\/strong><\/span> is difficulty with gross motor tasks and may indicate the child who knocks their drink over or has trouble picking up a dinner plate.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Ideational dyspraxia<\/strong><\/span>, also known as executive dysfunction, is the child who has difficulty sequencing and carrying out tasks that involve systems and\/or operations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"slip-up-709045_1920\"What causes dyspraxia?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Researchers believe that dyspraxia is caused by neurological immaturity or a lack of brain neuronal development, particularly in the right cerebral cortex and the cerebellum.<\/span><\/p>\n

    How many children have dyspraxia?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Research tells us that dyspraxia is thought to affect more boys than girls in a ratio of approximately 3.5 to 1. Depending on whose research you follow or which specialist you see for a diagnosis, estimates of the prevalence of dyspraxia are 2% – 10% of the child population.<\/span><\/p>\n

    A dyspraxia checklist<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    The toddler<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n