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dyspraxia

dyspraxia

9.8
Difficulty planning and coordinating physical movements needed for actions like tying shoes or writing and for speech
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈpræksiə/
  • UK
translation icon : dispraxia
  • Other problems mentioned included high lead levels, rickets, dental decay, dyspraxia, and scabies.

Everyone seems to have a thing, whether it is dyslexia or dyspraxia or autism or gender dysphoria.

Examples

  • I've got dyspraxia so I'm terrible at maths bad.

  • Everyone seems to have a thing, whether it is dyslexia or dyspraxia or autism or gender dysphoria.

    andrew gold | heretics.

  • I've got dyspraxia so I'm terrible at maths bad.

  • Dyspraxia is a term for children with delayed motor development who tend to be clumsy.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Speech delay, dyspraxia, and late walking (sometimes familial).

    Academic text (2014)

  • Or maybe I'm just unhappy because I was an A student in the arts but a C in math-based subjects (ta, dyspraxia) and therefore am too confused to know whether to be an entrepreneur or not.

    Blog text (26)

  • Children with dyspraxia often find it challenging to participate in sports due to their difficulty coordinating movements.

  • A speech therapist helped him improve his communication skills despite his dyspraxia affecting his articulation.

  • Teachers should recognize that a student with dyspraxia may need extra time to complete physical tasks in class.

Synonyms

ataxia
vsdyspraxia
  • Specialized
3 9.9

A problem with controlling movements and balance that makes walking unsteady

is mainly about trouble planning movements and speech rather than limb balance
apraxia
vsdyspraxia
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A medical problem that makes a person unable to do movements they want to do, even though they can move

is difficulty planning and coordinating movements including those for speech
dyssynergia
vsdyspraxia
  • Specialized
9.9

A condition where muscles do not work together when you try to move, causing unsteady walking

focuses on planning movements and speech rather than pure muscle control

Antonyms

coordination
30 3.3

The ability to use different body parts together smoothly

dexterity
16 5.3

Skill and ease when using the hands or body

How Affected

dyspraxia
  • UK
9.8
clumsiness
1 2.6

Surface Forms

dyspraxia singular
dyspraxias plural

Morphology

dyspraxia = praxia (opaque) = dys + prax + ia

'Praxia' is not a standalone English word, so the meaning is not transparent to learners even with the prefix 'dys-'.

Etymology

The word dyspraxia comes from Greek parts dys- meaning 'difficult' and praxis meaning 'action' or 'doing', like in the word practice. So, dyspraxia describes a condition where planning or doing physical movements is difficult.