Joanna Fortune: My son is struggling with his OT exercises for dyspraxia 

My child's dyspraxia diagnosis immediately made sense, as he's not well-coordinated and gets stressed when playing team sports, which he finds chaotic

Dr Joanna Fortune: "Dyspraxia, or developmental coordination disorder, affects physical coordination and impacts how children manage many daily activities. Often, someone with dyspraxia can appear or be mislabelled as ‘clumsy’."

My eight-year-old son was recently diagnosed with dyspraxia. The diagnosis immediately made sense, as he's not well-coordinated and gets stressed when playing team sports, which he finds chaotic. The OT clinic has given him exercises to carry out at home, which take about 30 minutes daily. He's beginning to complain about his long to-do list and says he wants to be left alone. How can I get him on board?

Dyspraxia, or developmental coordination disorder, affects physical coordination and impacts how children manage many daily activities. Often, someone with dyspraxia can appear or be mislabelled as ‘clumsy’.