What is dyspraxia and what can be done about it?

What is dyspraxia, and what can be done about it?

Dyspraxia (sometimes called “clumsy child syndrome”) shows up as chronic clumsiness, accident-proneness, and poor motor coordination — real difficulty holding a pencil, learning to ride a bike, or catching a ball.

In my experience, Davis Orientation work — the same perceptual tools described in The Gift of Dyslexia — genuinely helps with dyspraxia. The Koosh ball exercises that go along with it are especially helpful for large motor skills, balance, and hand-eye coordination. Many people tell me that after this work, it’s the first time in their life they’ve felt truly “in balance,” rather than subtly off-center. More detail on this is in Chapters 11 and 30 of The Gift of Dyslexia, if you’d like to read further.