Dr. Priscila Tamplain is the Director of the Developmental Motor Cognition Lab/ Little Mavs Movement Academy at the University of Texas at Arlington, and has just launched a national survey to evaluate the impact of DCD here in the US, as was done in Australia (results can be found here) and is currently being done in Canada. She…
Category: Neuroscience
Co-Occurrence of Dyspraxia and CAS
Shout out to Apraxia-Kids for their recent virtual education series, beginning with a session with Dr. Priscila Tamplain of UT, Arlington. Watch the seminar here. Dr. Priscila Tamplain is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Texas at Arlington. Her research focuses on assessment, mechanisms, and interventions…
No. It’s not autism.
No. It is not autism. Or autism lite. Or autism similar. Or, call it autism so people stop asking questions. Our brains are complex machines. We often find co-morbid conditions among many different diagnoses. Sometimes that matters and sometimes it does not. DCD/Dyspraxia is a neurological issue. And as such there will be comorbid conditions…
NAPL Kids Project, Princeton University Dyspraxia Study
Last year I stumbled across the NAPL Kids Project at Princeton University’s Neuroscience of Attention & Perception Laboratory. This project was launched in December of 2015 (possibly earlier?) with a 750 item questionnaire and responses from 249 families. In addition to the collection of data from families, the lab is also conducting MRI scans of Dyspraxic…
Neurodiversity Co-Occurance Chart
This comes via a tweet the other day and I’ve been meaning to post it. Designed by Professor Amanda Kirby, CEO of Do-IT Solutions.
10 Misconceptions about Dyspraxia
The Awesome (one of many names for our daughter) was diagnosed with Dyspraxia in August of 2018. We first heard of Dyspraxia in May of 2018 after a conversation with our speech therapist. The label used here in the US is often “Apraxia of Speech” or “Childhood Apraxia of Speech.” And so when we researched…
After School Restraint Collapse
The Awesome’s teachers love her. Not trying to be a show off. But, they really do. And why? Because she is the strict rule following 100% make the teacher happy kid. Is this because she wants to be on the good sider of the teacher? Nope. It’s just how The Awesome views all other adults…