All Blogs Relating To "Dyspraxia"

posted 12/30/2010, comments (0)

Athletes with Disabilities

I just found your site while i was looking up information about athletes with disabilities. I have a learning disability and have been luckly to have great teachers who have helped me to achieve all of my dreams. I am the founder of Future Collegiate Athletes with Disabilities.com. I started this website due to the fact that when i went to college... Read more

posted 11/06/2010, comments (0)

Parenting (Scouse Version)

I've been researching learning disabilities of the invisible kind since being diagnosed with APD - Auditory Processing Disorder, (which is sometimes referred to as Auditory Processing Dyslexia).   I'm a parent of four children and I'm 47. I was diagnosed at the age of 45. I'd had all the usual standard hearing tests that are part of the UKs... Read more

posted 10/21/2009, comments (6)

A List of Syndromes and Disorders We Have on FriendsOfQuinn

Here is a list of syndromes and disorders that have to do with learning disabilities. I want to make a complete list of syndromes and disorders and eventually have an encyclopedia of them on friendsofquinn. So if any of you know of any more, please list them.    ADD ADHD Downs... Read more

posted 06/22/2009, comment (1)

What do you think the impact will be of the Supreme Court's decision to fund IDEA private placement?

  This morning in a 6-3 vote the Supreme Court has ruled that "IDEA authorizes reimbursement for private special-education services when a public school fails to provide a FAPE and the private-school placement is appropriate, regardless of whether the child previously received special-education services through the public... Read more

posted 05/31/2009, comments (7)

Dyspraixa also known as Development Co-ordination Disorder

I would love to see a documentary done on Dyspraxia.  About 1 in 30 children suffer from this disorder.  About 70% or more teachers can not identify the most common symptoms associated with the disability.  Main symptoms are trouble with speech, bad handwriting, trouble with fine and gross motor tasks, inability to focus and... Read more