Dyspraxia

[ucrenegade]

Anyone have experience with this apparently the last Aspie test I took said my score indicated I could also have this.

 

[Neonatal RRT]

Since the underlying biological and developmental reasons for autism and dyspraxia/apraxia are related to neuronal development, migrational defects, and neuronal conduction issues, it serves to reason that autism (primarily a social and communication issue) and dyspraxia/apraxia (primarily a physical coordination issue) should have some degree of crossover.

Personally, my physical issues are due to slight delays in processing,...my reactions are delayed. So, in sports, for example, I was never able to be quick and reactive. I could lift weights and get big and strong, but...I could never compete in martial arts. I would get hit twice before my brain told me I got hit. I would be a total punching bag. I really like the driver's assistance features on my Tesla cars,...so much safer behind the wheel now. Even playing solitaire on the computer,...I am forever flipping cards backwards because my brain doesn't recognize what I saw until I have flipped the card over. I had this same issue with parts of my ASD testing,...some of which I couldn't do at all and had to quit.

 

[QuestJan]

IMHO, autism is apraxia (how it manifests). As an autistic, automaticity is difficult to achieve and so much of what I do has to be cognitively enacted instead, which is slow.

I actually retired undefeated from years of competing in martial arts. I think I could slip that into "the zone". From that place, I could not consciously remember the fight, but I could access some automaticity. My sensei was also a World Kickboxing Champion so we practiced fighting a lot, which helped.