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The first thing I would say is that people need to know more about the condition, particularly teachers and learning assistants. But also, students. I wish that schools taught their students more about disabilities like Dyspraxia. I think it'd help everyone and normalise these conditions.
You may be wondering what Dyspraxia is and you wouldn't be alone. Most people I talk to often confuse it with Dyslexia. Some people such as your GP may refer to it as DCD or Developmental co-ordination disorder which confuses the matter further. I was born with Dyspraxia but found as I was growing up, and even today, the general population knows very little about it. Dyspraxia is a common condition which according to experts could affect as many as 10% of children in the UK, with boys more likely to have it than girls.