Could it be Dyspraxia / DCD?
Dyspraxia is also known as Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). It can affect much more than sport or appearing “clumsy”. Movement, practical tasks, handwriting, organisation, sequencing and the time and effort needed for everyday activities can all form part of the picture.
Some people have spent years finding workarounds and may not realise how much effort they use to keep everyday life, study or work running smoothly.
Experiencing difficulties with studying is enough. It’s my job to untangle the evidence.
An important distinction
Educational identification — not a medical diagnosis
My Dyspraxia/DCD assessment identifies and reports characteristics in an educational context. It can provide evidence for Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA), where appropriate, and can also be useful simply for understanding your own profile.
It does not constitute a medical diagnosis of DCD and does not replace a medical or clinical diagnostic assessment.
If your immediate need is educational evidence or greater understanding, you can arrange this assessment with me without waiting for a clinical diagnostic pathway.
Take a closer look
Do any of these feel familiar?
Tick anything you recognise. There is no score and your answers are not sent anywhere — this is simply a way to notice patterns.
Movement & coordination
Hands & practical tasks
Organisation & sequencing
Time, pace & getting things done
Everyday life & the puzzling bits
These prompts are for recognition only. Ticking several does not mean that you have Dyspraxia/DCD, and not recognising a particular item does not rule it out.
Choose the booking that feels closest
You do not need to know exactly what should be assessed when you book. Once you have booked, I will ask for further information, review it and recommend which areas need exploring.
“But I’m not particularly clumsy…”
Coordination difficulties do not look identical in everybody. Some people avoid the activities they find difficult, choose environments that suit them, slow themselves down, or have developed effective ways of compensating.
The wider pattern — including practical skills, handwriting, organisation, sequencing, pace and the effort needed to carry out everyday tasks — matters.
“I’ve managed all this time…”
Managing does not necessarily mean that things are easy. Adults often build routines, choose particular ways of working, allow themselves extra time or avoid tasks that expose their difficulties.
A change in study, work or everyday responsibilities can make a longstanding pattern much more noticeable.
Dyspraxia / DCD
Coordination · movement · organisation · practical tasks
Dyslexia
Literacy · language · memory · processing
ADHD
Attention · time · organisation · regulation
Looking at the whole profile
It doesn’t have to be just one thing.
Dyspraxia/DCD, dyslexia and ADHD characteristics can overlap. I do not automatically attribute literacy, attention, memory or organisational difficulties to Dyspraxia/DCD simply because coordination difficulties are present.
Where more than one area needs exploring, we can look at the wider pattern rather than forcing everything into a single explanation.
16+ assessment
What do you need the assessment for?
You may need educational evidence for university and DSA, or you may simply want a clearer understanding of a pattern that has followed you for years. If you are unsure whether this type of assessment is right for what you need, ask me before you book.
If you specifically need a medical or clinical diagnosis, this educational assessment is not a substitute for that pathway.