DYSPRAXIA (ALSO KNOWN AS DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER- DCD) IS A SUPRISINGLY COMMON CONDITION AFFECTING MOVEMENT AND COORDINATION IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS. IT IS A HIDDEN CONDITION WHICH IS STILL POORLY UNDERSTOOD.

DYSPRAXIA AFFECTS ALL AREAS OF LIFE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO CARRY OUT ACTIVITIES THAT OTHERS TAKE FOR GRANTED. SIGNS OF DYSPRAXIA/DCD ARE PRESENT FROM A YOUNG AGE BUT MAY NOT BE RECOGNISED UNTIL A CHILD STARTS SCHOOL - OR EVEN LATER IN ADULTHOOD.

EACH PERSON’S EXPERIENCE OF DYSPRAXIA/DCD IS DIFFERENT AND WILL BE AFFECTED BY A PERSONS AGE, THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY HAVE HAD TO LEARN SKILLS, ENVIROMENTAL DEMANDS AND THE SUPPORT/UNDERSTANDING SHOWN BY PEOPLE AROUND THEM.

THERE ARE, HOWEVER, SOME COMMON SIGNS OF DYSPRAXIA/DCD

MANY PEOPLE WITH DYSPRAXIA/DCD HAVE DIFFICULTY ORGANISING THEMSELVES, THEIR EQUIPMENT AND THEIR THOUGHTS. SOME ALSO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH ATTENTION, MEMORY AND TIME MANAGEMENT.

MANY ADULTS WITH DYSPRAXIA/DCD SAY THESE DIFFICULTIES PRESENT MORE OF A CHALLANGE IN THEIR DAILY LIVES THAN THEIR UNDERLYING MOVEMENT DIFFICULTIES.

SOME PEOPLE WITH DYSPRAXI/DCD HAVE DIFFICULTY KEEPING UP WITH CONVERSTAIONS AND THERE MAY BE LONG, AWKWARD PAUSES BEFORE THEY RESPOND TO QUESTIONS OR COMMENT.

PEOPLE WITH VERBAL DYSPRAXIA HAVE SEVERE AND PERSISTENT DIFFICULTY COORDINATING PRECISE MOVEMENT TO PRODUCE CLEAR SPEECH. IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE VERBAL DYSPRAXIA ON ITS OWN OR ALONGSIDE OTHER MOVEMENT DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATED WITH DYSPRAXIA/DCD.

HERE’S A FEW SYMPTOMS OF DYSPRAXIA/DCD THAT MIGHT MAKE PLANNING A WEDDING AND THE DAY ITSELF MORE DIFFICULT

POOR BALANCE, TIRES EASILY.

ANXIOUS AND MAY AVOID SOCIAL SITUATIONS WHERE DIFFICULTIES MIGHT BE EXPOSED.

POOR ORGANISATION AND TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS

MISSES DEADLINES, LATE FOR APPOINTMENTS.

AWKWARD PAUSES BEFORE ANSWERING QUESTIONS.

YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE HOW THESE TRAITS MIGHT MAKE PLANNING A WEDDING QUITE DIFFICULT AS THERE IS SO MUCH ORGANISING AND PLANNING TO COMPLETE .

AS A SUPPLIER THOUGH YOU COULD DEFINITELY PUT THINGS INTO PLACE TO HELP.

HERE’S A FEW SUGGESTIONS

SENDING REMINDER EMAILS WHEN DEADLINES ARE APPROACHING

ALLOWING A LITTLE MORE TIME FOR APPOINTMENTS TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY LATENESS.

TAKING LONGER BETWEEN QUESTIONS TO ALLOW A RESPONSE.

ALSO IT MIGHT BE WISE TO ALLOW TIME FOR REST AND BREAK TIMES THROUGHOUT THE ACTUAL WEDDING DAY.

CONSIDER BALANCE PROBLEMS IN DRESS/SUIT FITTINGS.

HERE AT YOUR WEDDINGOLOGY WE WANT ALL COUPLES TO FEEL OPEN TO DISCUSS THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL STORIES IN A SAFE AND UNDERSTANDING SPACE. SO IF YOU STRUGGLE WITH ANXIETY AND IT IS PUTTING FURTHER PRESSURE ON DURING THE LEAD UP TO YOUR WEDDING THE SUPPLIERS ON THIS SITE ARE HERE TO HELP.