why they need to know 6 (friends and family members)

this is the 6th post in this series of short posts on why different people need to know about dyspraxia and how it might affect and todays post is on th general public but may include family and friends of people with dyspraxia who do not have the condition themselves.

having a basic understanding of what dyspraxia is will help everyone because it will hopefully mean that there will be less judgement of people who do something in a different way but the main reason in why a basic understanding of what dyspraxia is for many people is that you are likely to have a friend who has dyspraxia and/or any other learning difficulty it will help you understand that friend better which means that you may become closer friends over time and if a dyspraxic person knows they have friends that understand how dyspraxia effects them they are then able to be themselves around those people and not worry so much about some of the potentially embarrassing parts of their dyspraxia when they happen such as dropping some food on themselves whilst out having dinner and being comfortable around friends can only be a good thing.
however after saying that people do need to spend time alone sometimes and this may happen more often with people with dyspraxia or other learning difficulties as they may not always be comfortable around new people or in new places so understanding when someone needs that time alone or needs any form of help navigating their way around a new place especially when there seems to be some link between dyspraxia and aspects of anxiety.

for family members it can be very similar but possibly more often and in many different scenarios and being aware of when someone needs to be alone can be very important a time to be worried may be if someone does something they enjoy doing everyday or every week at the same time as part of a routine and then they suddenly stop for very long periods of time and dont want to do that thing they have always enjoyed because it may mean their could be something wrong.
also family members normally parents or guardians especially of school age children understanding how your child feels at school and is coping at school is very important and if a school mentions they suspect a child of having some form of learning difficulty and are trying different learning aids try and keep track of which ones are working and which are not so that their next teachers have something to go on but also dont be afraid to go back to something that may not have worked with one teacher but it might work with another something such as having a scribe is a good example with this. and as many parents with dyspraxic children will know is that you have to be very persistent with some schools to get them to attempt to put any form of support in place.
something i would like to finish this post on for everyone who knows someone with dyspraxia (most people probably do) is that by taking  a little bit of time to go through some of the dyspraxia websites there are many aspects of dyspraxia that are similar to having separate conditions so there may not be a need check if they have difficulties with attention, sensitivity or perception because they can be apart of the dyspraxia itself depending on the extent.

many of the Dyspraxia organisation will have more in depth information on helping a child with dyspraxia and other details on how to support a child with dyspraxia

and as usual finishing with detail from the cycle challenge i did a couple of months ago and the justgiving page will probably stay up for a little while https://www.justgiving.com/Eben-Fletcher/, and i should probably continue to mention all those companies that supported the challenge atleast for the next few posts

i hope i have not forgotten anyone

http://www.cyclesuk.com/ specifically there maidstone store providing me with disount on equipment etc and great customer service (also i believe the first company to support me)
Sheppey FM http://sheppeyfm.org.uk/ local radio station that helped publicise the ride
http://www.endurasport.com/ cycling clothing 
http://www.jenwoods.co.uk/ a local printers in Swale,Kent
http://www.hlgraphics.co.uk/
and chek out these hotels, B&B's etc. if you are thinking of going on holiday in any of these area's
http://www.irondukebrighton.co.uk/ in brighton 
http://www.swallowsrestselfcatering.co.uk/ in weymouth
http://www.torbaycourthotel.com/index.php in or very near Torquay
http://www.parkhotelpreston.co.uk/  in Preston
http://www.etruriatownhouse.com/ in Kilmarnock
http://www.thebridgehotelscunthorpe.co.uk/ in Scunthorpe
http://johnogroatsbnb.com/ in John O'Groats
http://www.the-beeches.co.uk/home  in Bristol
http://www.dornochcastlehotel.com/contact/location/  in the Dornoch/ Bonar Bridge area
http://www.rezarefarmhouse.co.uk/ in Rezare, Launceston, Cornwall close to Tavistock
http://www.lionandpheasant.co.uk/ in Shrewsbury
http://www.thegeorgehotel.co.uk/ in Inverary, Scotland
http://www.scottishguesthouse.com/contact-pitlochry-guest-house.html in Pitlochry
http://www.albahillsguesthouseedinburgh.com/ in Edinburgh
http://www.trapinn.co.uk/newtrap/ in Alnwick
and finally in hitchin where the dyspraxia foundation are based http://chartridgevenues.com/hitchin-priory/ 

also thank you to the two universities that allowed and were going to allow me to use room in student accomodation http://www.solent.ac.uk/home.aspx (my old uni) and https://www.dur.ac.uk/ and i also forgot to mention ther place where we had our emergency stop which was the ivydene guesthouse  http://www.bedbreakfastcornwall.com/west-cornwall/helston/ivydene-guest-house/ which was very nice