If your child was diagnosed dyspraxia early on...

[Anonymous]

Did it end up being ADHD or anything else or did it end up being comorbid with adhd or anything else? My ds age 5 was diagnised at age 4 with dyspraxia. Over the last year how behavior has been horrific. But he has major hyperactivity and impulsivity. Touches everyrhing. Never stops running, screaming growling, etc. I just feel like this has got to be something else in addition to dyspraxia. Im doing a neuropsych when he turns 6. Wondering what other parents of kids with dyspraxia have experienced. Thanks for your time in advance.

[Anonymous]

My child with dyspraxia also developed ADHD inattentive and anxiety.

[Anonymous]

My DS has developmental coordination disorder (dyspraxia is a form of DCD) which was diagnosed with ASD/Asperger’s when DS was 4. When DS was 7 the neuropsych eval found ADHD, combined type, in addition to the two dx he already has.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DS has developmental coordination disorder (dyspraxia is a form of DCD) which was diagnosed with ASD/Asperger’s when DS was 4. When DS was 7 the neuropsych eval found ADHD, combined type, in addition to the two dx he already has.

We never got a formal ASD diagnosis, but my child probably has all of these. I think they are common together.

[Anonymous]

Thanks. Do you all think age 6 is a good age for a neuropsych? I can definitely see anxiety as part of what is going on as well. No one has ever thought Autism/Aspergers. He is currently seen by speech therapists, occupational therapists and a dev ped. The home situation has become very hard and I dont have any resource for home life yet other than ot sensory diet activities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks. Do you all think age 6 is a good age for a neuropsych? I can definitely see anxiety as part of what is going on as well. No one has ever thought Autism/Aspergers. He is currently seen by speech therapists, occupational therapists and a dev ped. The home situation has become very hard and I dont have any resource for home life yet other than ot sensory diet activities.

6/7 is the minimum age for a neuropsych but from what you describe, I would try medicating for ADHD now and see if it makes a difference. Stimulants are short acting and why wait a year and make everyone suffer. What does the dev ped say?

Also you can request an ADOS/ADI-R which is the gold standard for evaluating for ASD. It can be done at any age, although there is a long wait at least get on the waitlist now at Children’s and/or KKI. Get on the waitlist for both, you can cancel the other if you get in earlier with one.

[Anonymous]

I have one kid with coordination disorder and another with apraxia of speech. They were both diagnosed with ADHD/inattentive and anxiety later.

[Anonymous]

For us, dyspraxia was comorbid with ADHD and language disorder. YMMV.

[Anonymous]

For those of you who got dyspraxia diagnoses, where did you go? What were the symptoms that lead you to seek a diagnosis?

Just interested, because I think the diagnosis likely fits my DS but nobody has every suggested it. We've never done a full dev ped eval because he was doing well with the services he got under the developmental delay code. But as he gets closer to 6, I know we will need to do more testing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those of you who got dyspraxia diagnoses, where did you go? What were the symptoms that lead you to seek a diagnosis?

Just interested, because I think the diagnosis likely fits my DS but nobody has every suggested it. We've never done a full dev ped eval because he was doing well with the services he got under the developmental delay code. But as he gets closer to 6, I know we will need to do more testing.

We got it early on (called DCD) from a physical medicine doctor at Children’s. A developmental pediatrician could also probably diagnose it. Did PT and OT to improve fine and gross motor skills.

My DC also have apraxia or speech — which was often called verbal dyspraxia 14 years when DC was diagnosed.

[Anonymous]

Are there any major changes or conflict going on at home?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For those of you who got dyspraxia diagnoses, where did you go? What were the symptoms that lead you to seek a diagnosis?

Just interested, because I think the diagnosis likely fits my DS but nobody has every suggested it. We've never done a full dev ped eval because he was doing well with the services he got under the developmental delay code. But as he gets closer to 6, I know we will need to do more testing.

We got it early on (called DCD) from a physical medicine doctor at Children’s. A developmental pediatrician could also probably diagnose it. Did PT and OT to improve fine and gross motor skills.

My DC also have apraxia or speech — which was often called verbal dyspraxia 14 years when DC was diagnosed.

Interesting. How did you end up being referred to a physical medicine dr as opposed to a dev ped? Was it due to the motor delays?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are there any major changes or conflict going on at home?

OP here- yes we do have conflict at home sadly Some moving and financial stressors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those of you who got dyspraxia diagnoses, where did you go? What were the symptoms that lead you to seek a diagnosis?

Just interested, because I think the diagnosis likely fits my DS but nobody has every suggested it. We've never done a full dev ped eval because he was doing well with the services he got under the developmental delay code. But as he gets closer to 6, I know we will need to do more testing.

Dev Ped gave us the diagnosis. -OP

[Anonymous]

My 9 yo was diagnosed with apraxia/dyspraxia at age 3. Based on behavior and tantrums, I was positive that he wold eventually be diagnosed with ADHD. In the interim, we tried the Feingold diet and it made a huge difference. By age 5, he was an entirely different kid. His apraxia/dyspraxia was considered resolved at 7. He has no ADHD.