The Dyspraxia Foundation is delighted to welcome back our telephone helpline and admin volunteers to our offices in Hitchin. They have certainly been missed!
The Telephone Helpline is now open between 9am -1pm, Tuesday –Friday
With regret, Birmingham Conference Cancelled
Birmingham Conference cancelled!
It is with enormous regret that the very difficult decision has been made to cancel the Birmingham Conference to be held on Saturday, 2nd July. Despite an excellent programme, bookings have been extremely low and we feel this is the right decision to make at this time.
Celebrating DVD (Verbal Dyspraxia) Day – 14th May 2022
Alongside Giving Voice UK, The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists, and parent Pam Slater we’ve been proud in sharing the #14DaysofDVD on our social media channels in support for #VerbalDyspraxiaDay. Please find a range of resources, case studies and more about Verbal Dyspraxia below:
Join #TeamDyspraxia at the ASICS London 10K in July!
The Limelight Sport ASICS London 10K Run is taking place on Sunday 10th July 2022, and is staged on the world’s greatest route through the heart of central London passing many of the capitals truly world class historic landmarks including the World War Two Bomber Command Memorial, St Paul’s Cathedral, Trafalgar Square, The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.
Dyspraxia Week 2021
Announcing the Launch of Dyspraxia Week 2021 – focusing on the urgent need to improve support for children with dyspraxia in UK primary and secondary schools.
It is a little-known fact that Dyspraxia affects 6% of the population. Following the most challenging of times for all children in primary and secondary schools, the Dyspraxia Foundation is using this year’s Dyspraxia Week – 10th to 16th October – to urge the teaching professionals to find out more about how to support children with dyspraxia who continue to fall ‘under the radar’ and miss out on vital support in schools.
Impact DCD Study
I am Dr. Charikleia Sinani, a chartered physiotherapist and senior lecturer based at York St John University. My research and clinical expertise are in children with neurodevelopment disorders particularly Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) which is sometimes referred to as ‘Dyspraxia’ in the UK and children with Cerebral palsy. I have carried out a number of research projects to gain a better understanding on how children with DCD plan and organise their movements, how they learn sequence of movements and the associations between movement problems and psychosocial symptoms. Other projects include identification and early interventions for children with DCD delivered at schools.
Take part in research investigating navigation abilities in adults
My name is Judith Gentle and I am a parent of two sons, one of whom has Dyspraxia. I am also a Dr of psychology and have been lecturing at The University of Surrey since 2015, where I teach on the Cognitive and Developmental psychology modules. My primary area of research is Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD/Dyspraxia) which is often referred to as a ‘Cinderella syndrome’ due the lack of knowledge about the condition. However, given that DCD affects approximately 5% of the population this is an area of much needed research. I would therefore like to invite you to take part in a new study investigating the navigational skills for adults with and without DCD.
Virtual Employment Events
We are very proud to be running a week of programs from the 28th June to 2nd July focusing on employment. This event will take place over a series of free to access webinars, live Facebook streams and specialised focused events for those aged 16-25. Although this event is focused on those served by our Youth Group, any events which are free to view can be attended by anyone with an interest in the subjects involved.
Please see the list of the events below, and links (if required) to attend them, if a link isn’t available for the event that you are interested in then please check back to this page later and keep an eye on our social media channels for when the event is available to book.
Young Scientists Wanted! (Updated)
Dyspraxia Foundation Spring Garden
Spring is (finally!) making an appearance in the UK, so why not get creative and plant a flower in our Spring Garden?
You, your colleagues, family, friends, anyone and everyone you know can get involved by planting a virtual crocus, tulip, or daffodil and watching as our garden blooms with every donation. Whether just for fun, in memory of a loved one, or in hope for a future, our virtual spring garden is designed to raise vital funds to enable us to sustain our services and achieve that little bit more; from promoting better diagnostic and treatment facilities for those who have dyspraxia, to helping education and health professionals to assist those with dyspraxia/DCD, to doing all we can to promote awareness and understanding of dyspraxia/DCD throughout society.