Frequently asked question. The dyspraxic individual also has poor motor skills. For example, a child may have great difficulty holding a pencil and struggle tremendously with writing. Because of poor motor co-ordination, the child may also find it virtually impossible to learn to ride a bike, or to catch a ball. We have found Davis Orientation, as described in The Gift of Dyslexia , to be very helpful with dyspraxia.
Orientation resolves the perceptual problems which underly many symptoms of dyspraxia.
Many individuals report after doing Orientation that it is the first time in their lives they have felt 'in balance' rather than somehow being off-center. My son can read beautifully. He is 8 years old and reads at or above 3rd grade level. He will write a little as possible. When required to write sentences for assignments, he shuts down and refuses - even will get vehemently angry when we insist he do it.