Question 1

What is dyspraxia/apraxia?

Accepted Answer

Our senses are our bodies’ means of gaining information about the environment around us, and our relation to it. That information gives us a sense of ourselves—where our body is in space, how heavy we feel, how loud we talk, our sense of balance—and then informs how we should move our bodies to do the things we want to do in our environment. Because of this, for those with sensory differences, movement difficulties often also arise in the form of dyspraxia.
Dyspraxia, or apraxia, is a breakdown in our ability to move intentionally, resulting in challenges with intentional motor skills such as speech, other fine motor skills, activities of daily living, extracurricular activities, social participation, play, etc. Anxiety, low self-esteem, and dysregulation can also occur if the client can’t successfully direct their body to complete, or even start, a desired task.

Question 2

What is successful motor planning?

Accepted Answer

Successful motor planning requires developing a well-established, internal body map. This includes body awareness and having a confident sense of where the body is in space. Sensory input, aided by movement, feeds information to the sensory system so that it can build this map.

Question 3

How do parents play a role?

Accepted Answer

Parents and caregivers are also taught how to understand and support their child’s abilities so they can meet their goals in other environments.

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