DCD identification, intervention vital tools in learning to cope
Her rigid thinking means she lives in a world where everything is black and white. Her parents battle to introduce shades of grey to their daughter’s thought process, but she remains a slave to precision.
Aileen is one of hundreds of children in Ireland who suffer from dyspraxia/DCD - developmental co-ordination disorder - and an estimated 6% of the population suffer from it. People with dyspraxia are often clumsy and find it hard to co-ordinate movements, such as running or climbing a stairs. It turns often simple tasks such as tying a button or writing into barriers.
