22/10/2026
š§ š¤ø INSIDE YOUR BRAIN: Understanding Dyspraxia
We've explored dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia ā discovering how different brains experience reading, writing and numbers.
Now, our Inside Your Brain journey continues as we explore dyspraxia, also known as Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) ā a condition that affects how the brain plans, organises and coordinates movement.
For some children, everyday tasks that seem simple to others can require an enormous amount of concentration, effort and determination.
āļø Holding a pencil and forming letters.
š Tying shoelaces and fastening buttons.
š² Learning to ride a bicycle.
ā½ Catching, throwing or kicking a ball.
āļø Using scissors and handling small objects.
š Managing everyday routines that involve several movements or steps.
Things that other children may learn almost automatically can feel like complicated puzzles.
And sometimes, what looks like clumsiness, carelessness, slowness, frustration or simply not trying hard enough is actually a child working incredibly hard to get their body to do what their brain is asking.
Because knowing what you want to do and being able to coordinate the movements to do it are two very different things.
Through our next Inside Your Brain: Dyspraxia Series, we'll explore what dyspraxia is, how the brain plans and coordinates movement, what parents and teachers may notice, why everyday activities can be so exhausting, and how the right understanding, teaching strategies and support can make a meaningful difference.
We'll also look beyond the physical challenges ā exploring how dyspraxia can affect confidence, independence, participation in school activities and everyday life.
And most importantly, we'll remind ourselves that difficulty with coordination has nothing to do with a child's intelligence, willingness to learn or potential to succeed.
š A child who struggles with movement is not lazy.
š A child who takes longer is not less capable.
š A child who avoids an activity may be protecting themselves from another frustrating experience.
š And a child who moves differently deserves understanding, not judgement.
Sometimes the child who drops things, bumps into furniture, struggles with handwriting or avoids the playground isn't being careless.
They're navigating a world that asks their brain and body to work together in ways that don't always come easily.
And sometimes, the most powerful thing we can do isn't tell a child to "be more careful" or "try harder."
It's recognising just how hard they're already trying.
Join us as we continue exploring the incredible ways our brains work, learn, move and grow.
Because every child deserves to feel capable, included and understood.
Every child. Every brain. Every step of the way. š
