Dyspraxia

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 * Explanation:** Dyspraxia-is a motor learning difficulty, that can affect planning of movements and co-ordination as a result of brain messages not being accurately transmitted to the body. It may be diagnosed in the absence of other motor or sensoriy imparments such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, or multipule sclerosis. Dyspraxia comes from the word praxis which means doing or acting.
 * Effects on the child at school:** This does not affect the overall intelligence or ability to learn, but just affects particular aspects of development. There are two main elements to dyspraxia: 1. Ideational dyspraxia, which means difficulty planning a sequence of coordinated movements. 2. Ideo-Motor dyspraxia, which means difficulty executing a plan, even though it is known. Trouble with short term memory.
 * Prevalence of the disorder:** . 2%-10% of children.
 * Treatments:** Early treatment may take several different forms, and the most common of these would to work from three areas simultaneously. In early childhood, this could mean having a combination of physical, occupational and speech therpy.
 * How can teachers help:** Audiblox is a system of cognitive exercises, aimed at the development of foundational learning skills. A foundational skill is not the same as a process, strategy or technique.