My Diagnosis

this blog post is going to focus on my diagnosis or what i can remember from being diagnosed and the testing process, although i may not be able to remember that much from either diagnosis or test.

first i am going to elaborate on why i have had two diagnosis' of dyspraxia the two tests took place quite far apart my first diagnosis was when i was in year 6 (so about the age of 10/11 i think) and the second test was done when i was in post 16 (16-18 yrs) directly before university so i was either 17 or 18 at the time and the second test was done to confirm i still had dyspraxia so that i was able to get disabled students allowance (DSA) but more accurately was to also assess/confirm the needs i had and to advise on the equipment i would need. this second test was done because because my first diagnosis was at a young age so the second diagnosis was to assess those needs and what support needed to be in place for me whilst at university so if you were diagnosed prior to the age of 16 you may need to get a second diagnosis if you wish to go to university.

for my first diagnosis/test i believe it was carried out by an occupational therapist at a hospital and i can remember being asked to do some writing tasks like writing my own name multiple times and writing sentences (i think the sentence that has all the letters of the alphabet in it) which i believe then led on to quite a few weeks of occupational therapy things i think im not entirely sure (it was a while ago).

for my second diagnosis i can remember doing a few writing exercises some reading things as well such as if i was able to read better with coloured overlays but most of all i can remember doing some physical things such as the finger tapping where you tap each finger to your thumb and then restart or you can go back and forth whilst your arm is stretched out, touching your nose with index finger from a stretched out arm with eyes closed another was walking on the inside of your feet (which i can remember not being able to do) and the outside of your feet and heel and toes.

unfortunatley thats all that i can remember from my diagnosis' but hopefully it helps some people especially the bit about potentially needed a second diagnosis if you wish to go to university.