dyspraxia question

[crisgal]

is it possible to have some form of dyspraxia, and only have one or two symptoms?
basically my 8 year old son finally had a test done at school today and she said that he is showing signs of dyspraxia.
When I looked for details, he doesn't have any clumsiness, or trouble fastening things. he is perfctly coordinated when riding a bike and makes intricate models from lego etc.
When playing on the wii, he has the best balance of the whole family!
It's just that his writng is practically illegible and he is awlays moving - jumping twisting, turning, fidgeting, and finds it really difficult to stop.
He is a really good boy, with lots of friends
He also has glue ear in both ears.

[Milvus]

Dyspraxia is a difficult thing to understand. My son (now 22) is dyspraxic. Difficult to get help, misunderstood by education and social services. Clumsiness and coordination are obvious signs, but more problematic is social immaturity, different prioritisation and the fact that dyspraxics do not learn in a serial way like most others. There are local clubs that will help you as a parent and you and your son. My son has the same writing problem as yours at 22. He has just got his Honours degree from de Montfort university. So these things can be understood. It can be an interesting journey for you all

[crisgal]

your son has done really well hasn't he? I bet you're really proud!
I just worry that he will be labelled and with not having any of the clumsiness/unsociablity, that he isn't really dyspraxic.
I wonder if they ill just 'go down that route' now because its been mentioned.

[Milvus]

It's a hard route mainly because education etc find it difficult to deal with. There is no cure and doesn't need to be. Dyspraxics learn differently, problem solve differently but coordination (writing) can always be a problem. A computer keyboard and printer removes that problem. Get some advice from people who understand Dyspraxia (http://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/) not the school, you may have a long fight with education to get him the right support. We did. But keep in your mind that top organisations like NASA for instance, hire Dyspraxics because they are wicked smart people that think differently to ordinary people like us and find solutions we never imagine. :)