Is your child a clumsy kid? Does he or she frequently run into things or have difficulty learning gross motor tasks like climbing or jumping rope? One explanation for clumsiness is dyspraxia.
Children with dyspraxia can be clumsy and awkward. They have particular problems learning new motor skills and activities and coordinating the upper and lower limbs of their body. To efficiently move through the environment and learn new skills, your body relies on your tactile (touch), vestibular (movement), and proprioceptive (how your muscles perceive your actions) sensory systems. If these systems are not properly integrated, your child may appear clumsy. Given this information, it is not suprising that children with sensory processing disorder who have atypical sensory systems are often clumsy.
Some behaviors that may indicate dyspraxia include poor fine motor skills (e.g. handwriting or manipulating small objects), poor ball play, difficulty imitating movements, and/or decreased balance.
What can be done to treat dyspraxia? An occupational therapist can work with a child to integrate his or her sensory systems so that the child can better understand his or her environment and more efficiently function within it. An occupational or physical therapist can, though play and exploration of new motor activities, improve your child's motor planning. If you have concerns about your child's clumsiness orability to motor plan, consult a professional.
Children with dyspraxia can be clumsy and awkward. They have particular problems learning new motor skills and activities and coordinating the upper and lower limbs of their body. To efficiently move through the environment and learn new skills, your body relies on your tactile (touch), vestibular (movement), and proprioceptive (how your muscles perceive your actions) sensory systems. If these systems are not properly integrated, your child may appear clumsy. Given this information, it is not suprising that children with sensory processing disorder who have atypical sensory systems are often clumsy.
Some behaviors that may indicate dyspraxia include poor fine motor skills (e.g. handwriting or manipulating small objects), poor ball play, difficulty imitating movements, and/or decreased balance.
What can be done to treat dyspraxia? An occupational therapist can work with a child to integrate his or her sensory systems so that the child can better understand his or her environment and more efficiently function within it. An occupational or physical therapist can, though play and exploration of new motor activities, improve your child's motor planning. If you have concerns about your child's clumsiness orability to motor plan, consult a professional.
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