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    A Simple Guide to Dyspraxia, (Clumsy Person Syndrome), Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions
    A Simple Guide to Dyspraxia, (Clumsy Person Syndrome), Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions
    A Simple Guide to Dyspraxia, (Clumsy Person Syndrome), Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions
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    A Simple Guide to Dyspraxia, (Clumsy Person Syndrome), Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions

    By Kenneth Kee

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    This book describes Dyspraxia, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

    "I am not clumsy! It's just the floor hates me, the chairs and tables bully me, and the wall gets in my way!"

    Dyspraxia (Clumsy Person Syndrome) is a medical childhood disorder that produces poor coordination and clumsiness in people, especially in children.

    6-8 % of children appear to have normal development but have difficulties with coordination and with learning new skills which affects their function at home, at school and in the playground.

    Dyspraxia is a motor skills disorder with symptoms seen in children as young as 1-2 years old.

    If the child has persistent clumsiness, gross motor movement and physical coordination, the doctor might decide on an evaluation for dyspraxia, a disorder with considerable ADHD overlap.

    Children with dyspraxia appear awkward when moving their whole body, or use too much or too little force.

    When a child has dyspraxia, he cannot imitate others, often mixes up the steps in a sequence, and can not come up with new ideas during play.

    Dyspraxia is an unique but very similar diagnosis also linked with poor eye-hand coordination, posture, and balance.

    Dyspraxia-related coordination difficulties affect all aspects of daily life such as brushing teeth, getting dressed, and doing laundry.

    Dyspraxia is a brain-based motor disorder.

    Dyspraxia involves fine and gross motor skills, motor planning and coordination.

    While it can affect cognitive skills, it is not linked to intelligence.

    Children who are born with dyspraxia will reach developmental milestones late and behave immaturely.

    They can find it difficult to create plans and carry them out.

    They may have difficulties in speaking and seem clumsy, leading people to call them by the outdated term “Clumsy Person Syndrome.”

    During adolescence and adulthood, children born with dyspraxia can develop learning difficulties and low self-esteem.

    Dyspraxia involves about 5 to 6 % of the pediatric population and about 10 % of the population overall.

    It is a lifelong disorder, and there is at present no cure.

    There are effective methods, such as occupational and speech therapies, to successfully manage dyspraxia symptoms.

    Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and dyspraxia are two disorders that involve coordination in children.

    Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a motor skills disorder that affects some children.

    When a child has difficulties coordinating motor activities, they might be not able to perform everyday tasks.

    This is due to a delay in the development of their motor skills.

    Symptoms of DCD may involve:
    An unsteady walk,
    Difficulty going down the stairs,
    Dropping objects,
    Running into others,
    Frequent tripping,
    Difficulty tying shoes, putting on clothes, and other self-care activities,
    Difficulty performing school activities such as writing, coloring, and using scissors

    While DCD and dyspraxia sound similar, there is one main difference.

    DCD is the formal term doctors use to depict children with certain developmental difficulties.

    Dyspraxia, unlike DCD, is not a formal diagnosis.

    Combining physical therapy with occupational therapy could improve the symptoms linked with both DCD and dyspraxia, such as tripping and difficulty performing day-to-day activities.

    There are also other treatments for children with dyspraxia.

    These involve speech and language therapy, behavioral treatment and psychological interventions.

    An integrated treatment program that combines treatments such as academic skills training, healthy eating, and confidence building can be effectual for children who have DCD or dyspraxia.

    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Dyspraxia (Clumsy Person Syndrome)
    Chapter 2 Causes
    Chapter 3 Symptoms
    Chapter 4 Diagnosi

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateJan 2, 2023
    ISBN9798215047347
    A Simple Guide to Dyspraxia, (Clumsy Person Syndrome), Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions
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    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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