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I was just reading a thread on the Foster Parent Support forum and discovered that what has always been attributed to FAS may actually be dyspraxia in my 6-year-old son. I am very hesitant about making this assumption without a doctor dx, but find the correlation uncanny.
When I looked up dyspraxia on the Dyspraxia Foundation website and looked up the symptoms, my son exhibits 30 of the 44 symptoms listed. He has an appointment for his 6-year well-child check in 2 days so I want to take this paper with me and talk with his pediatrician.
Some of the main symptoms that he displays include: poor hand-eye coordination; poor balance; exaggerated 'accessory movements' such as flapping arms when running; tendency to fall, trip, bump into things and people; difficulty with dressing; poor manipulative skills including writing and drawing; talking continuously and repeating himself; poor relocating; overly sensitive to smell; lack of awareness of body position; poor sequencing; daydreaming and wandering aimlessly; frequently interrupts others; unable to pick up on non-verbal signals; easily frustrated; anxious; many fears.
The thread I am referencing in the FP Support forum is: [url]http://forums.adoption.com/foster-parent-support/414026-what-hard-describe.html[/url]
The problem is a lot of those traits can fall under other disorders too, (sensory, aspergers/autism spectrum, fasd neuromuscular etc.) so I definitely would bring it up with the doctor as you plan to. There might be a few symptoms that only apply to dysgraphia or x or y or b that an expert will know.
I hope you get some answers! We have a results appt. today regarding my youngest son where I hope to finally receive "the" answer to some things going on with him, so I know how frustrating it can be!
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I hope all is well and that you got the answers you were looking for. I had S at the children's hospital all afternoon yesterday for his clinic appointment. What an exhausting time.
I've believed for quite some time that S has sensory issues (as does N). I just never saw so many of his issues/symptoms listed in one place and found it intriging.