Why Dyspraxia Is Often Misunderstood

Key points

Dyspraxia is a common but chronically underdiagnosed condition affecting movement coordination.

The movement difficulties of dyspraxia severely impact daily life, from childhood to adulthood.

Dyspraxia also affects thinking, participation, education, employment, and health and wellbeing.

When you think of neurodiversity , what comes to mind? Autism ? Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? These conditions often take the spotlight, but one common condition that remains largely overlooked is dyspraxia, also known as developmental coordination disorder (DCD).

Maybe your family member or friend has dyspraxia, or perhaps an old classmate had dyspraxia. Or maybe you have never heard of it until now. When hearing the word ‘dyspraxia’, most people think poor coordin