{"id":1469,"date":"2021-09-10T00:19:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T00:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ldaalabama.org\/?p=1469"},"modified":"2021-09-10T00:19:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T00:19:42","slug":"dyspraxia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ldaalabama.org\/dyspraxia\/","title":{"rendered":"Dyspraxia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Problems with movement and coordination, language and speech.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A disorder that is characterized by difficulty in muscle control, which causes problems with movement and coordination, language and speech, and can affect learning. Although not a learning disability, Dyspraxia often exists along with Dyslexia, Dyscalculia or ADHD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Signs and Symptoms<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Exhibits poor balance; may appear clumsy; may frequently stumble<\/li><li>Shows difficulty with motor planning<\/li><li>Demonstrates inability to coordinate both sides of the body<\/li><li>Has poor hand-eye coordination<\/li><li>Exhibits weakness in the ability to organize self and belongings<\/li><li>Shows possible sensitivity to touch<\/li><li>May be distressed by loud noises or constant noises like the ticking of a clock or someone tapping a pencil<\/li><li>May break things or choose toys that do not require skilled manipulation<\/li><li>Has difficulty with fine motor tasks such as coloring between the lines, putting puzzles together; cutting accurately or pasting neatly<\/li><li>Irritated by scratchy, rough, tight or heavy clothing<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Pre-set students for touch with verbal prompts, \u201cI\u2019m going to touch your right hand.\u201d<\/li><li>Avoid touching from behind or getting too close and make sure peers are aware of this<\/li><li>Provide a quiet place, without auditory or visual distractions, for testing, silent reading or work that requires great concentration<\/li><li>Warn the student when bells will ring or if a fire drill is scheduled<\/li><li>Whisper when working one to one with the child<\/li><li>Allow parents to provide earplugs or sterile waxes for noisy events such as assemblies<\/li><li>Make sure the parent knows about what is observed about the student in the classroom<\/li><li>Refer student for occupational therapy or sensory integration training<\/li><li>Be cognizant of light and light sources that may be irritating to child<\/li><li>Use manipulatives, but make sure they are in students field of vision and don\u2019t force student to touch them<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Excerpted from the LDA of California and UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute \u201cQ.U.I.L.T.S.\u201d Calendar 2001-2002<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Problems with movement and coordination, language and speech. A disorder that is characterized by difficulty in muscle control, which causes problems with movement and coordination, language and speech, and can affect learning. Although not a learning disability, Dyspraxia often exists along with Dyslexia, Dyscalculia or ADHD. Signs and Symptoms Exhibits poor balance; may appear clumsy; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaalabama.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1469"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaalabama.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaalabama.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaalabama.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaalabama.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ldaalabama.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaalabama.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaalabama.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaalabama.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaalabama.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}