What are the effects of Dyspraxia? Developmental co-ordination disorder can cause a wide range of problems such as: Infants Your child may take longer than expected to start: Rolling Sitting Crawling Walking Your child may also feel stiff (hypertonia- high tone) or feel floppy (hypotonia- low tone) Your child may also struggle to co-ordinate movements such as using a knife and fork Older children When your child gets older you may notice more difficulties such as: Hopping, running and kicking a ball. Walking up and down stairs Drawing, writing and cutting with scissors Doing shoe laces and buttons Clumsy and fall over or knock things over more frequently than other children Difficulty concentrating Struggling to learn new skills To book an assessment or for more information please email office@manchesterneurophysio.co.uk call 0161 883 0066 . ← Previous Physiotherapy for dyspraxia Next → What is dyspraxia
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