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Blogs, leiwolf -- 16 months ago, by leiwolf
Hi their I am Ashley Crook, and i am a Dyspraxic, also a proud one as that
Reet I thought long and hard and decided to do a theme on a development disability that i have got, unfortunly its something i still find it difficult, even tho i have suffered from it since i was born, to comphend it.
I am trying to set up a local dyspraxia group in lancashire to help myself and others who suffer from this. As i have never tried to explain this before i hope you all bear with me. (ps yes the is some cutting and pasting of some documents, which i feel would explain better then what i can)
Developmental Dyspraxia is one or all of a heterogeneous ( means that something consists of a diverse range of different items) range of psychological development disorders affecting the initiation, organization and performance of action. Its affect the co-oridinations of the body and the motory skills are low in a common dyspraxic. The best way i can explain to someone who haven't got it, is imagine that your intoxicatied without being intoxicated ie, imagine doing stuff when drunk, yet your not drunk. It is more common in males then females (even then they can still multi task.) I have heard its one in twenty that suffer from it. It is neurological just like Autistic disorder or Asperger syndrome, and comes under the Autistic spectrum
Some symptons include
Speech and language- Difficulties controlling the speech organs.
- Difficulties making speech sounds
- Difficulty sequencing sounds
- Within a word
- Forming words into sentences
- Difficulty controlling breathing and phonation
- Slow language development.
Fine motor control
- Learning basic movement patterns.
- Developing a desired writing speed.
- The acquisition of graphemes – e.g. the letters of the Latin alphabet as well as numbers.
- Establishing the correct pencil grip
- Hand aching while writing
Issues with gross motor coordination Difficulty combining movements into a controlled sequence.
- Poor balance (sometimes even falling over in mid-step) Tripping over one's own feet is also not uncommon.
- Difficulty remembering the next movement in a sequence.
- Some people with dyspraxia have trouble picking up and holding onto simple objects, due to poor muscle tone.
- This disorder can cause an individual to be clumsy to the point of knocking things over and bumping into people accidentally.
- Some Dyspraxics have difficulty in determining left from right
- Cross-laterality, ambidexterity, and a shift in the preferred hand are also common in people with dyspraxia
- Dyspraxics may also have trouble determining the distance between them and other objects.
- Poor timing
The a lot more that can be added to this list, yet the best website to look up regarding dyspraxia is www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk
Speaking as someone who suffers from this i would say the worst part about this is the isolation where not many people, even close friends and family understand it, its like explaining the concept of time, people got a basic grasp of it but not many fully comprhend it.
Anyway i hope thats ok, i do apologise that i cut and pasted certain parts (i know i am gonna get slated) yet i do feel they can explain things clearer then what i can, just want to raise awareness
Anyway chow for now and goranga to you all
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Blogs, leiwolf -- 17 months ago, by leiwolf
Ah second blog on this exciting new web site, all is well, went striking on friday, to try and get a better deal for work. Unfortunly a lot of people presume we are striking for money. The truth is, yes we are striking for more money, but that was only a tip of the ice berg, we are striking for better working condition, to rid us of the tyranny of the fat cats that in charge of the once proud service. To stop the bullying, intimidination and the scare tactics use in our ever caring work place. The truth is those that run royal mail don't care about the firm they care about their own greed, and they don't care how many people or lives they destroy to make themselves that much richer. Most people agree with us, altho the some that see us as greedy and selfish, would they wanna work all hours, in all weather carrying heavy bags and getting abused from the minute of customers, i doubt it. They just read the proganga and lies that is being produce for them.
Now its independence day in America on the 4th, or as i call it traitor day. Those that know me, know my sense of humour. Yet imagine if old Washington lost his cause, wouldn't history remember him as traitor rather then a hero, or perhaps if old fawkes really did blow up parliment, would we then see him as a hero rather then as history protray him to be, a traitor? Just wild musing from lil old me.
Reet to all, and i mean all, Happy Independence day (blooming traitors dumping good tea like that) may it be a good one
gouranga and peace always lei
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Blogs, leiwolf -- 17 months ago, by leiwolf
Well what an exciting time to be alive folks, yes its leiwolf here back from the grave so to speak
Not really speant much time online recently, or as a matter of fact doing much, all work and no play, oh woe is me. well that the melodramatics out of the way. I hope all who know me and who i care about is well, and all the rest i hope ur sorted too.
So where have i been that the £64, 000, 000 question.
Well basically been work, and thats it. I have started writing again and now is writing power metal songs for my mate band which is quite crap hehehe naw their band cool, its me that crap *L*
Oh by the way what the web addy for VIP now, i forgotten
Anyway that is all for now folks, gouranga
cheerio
Wolf
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