Dyspraxia or DCD is a condition that affects people’s movement and motor skills. It can make people more likely to trip, fall or bump into things, or it might affect fine motor skills such as typing or drawing. It can also affect short term memory and planning and organisational skills. Around 3-5% of adults in the UK are thought to have some kind of dyspraxia or DCD, with many people not diagnosed until adulthood. Some people are born with it, for others it is acquired as a side effect to damage to the brain through stroke, head injury or another neurological condition.

Strengths and Talents	Other traits:	Misconceptions:
Creativity and thinking differently with new ideas	Find it difficult to plan work to meet deadlines	That we are purposely slower than everyone else, that we just don't want to read documents, that we’re lazy’
Determination	Work more slowly as a result of challenges with motor skills	That we are just clumsy
Finding different ways to do things/problem solving	Struggle with some physical tasks or activities such as driving, hospital corners when making beds or writing
Being compassionate and empathetic