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Caged in chaos: a dyspraxic guide to breaking free
- Author:
- BIGGS Victoria
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 200p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Written by a teenage dyspraxic, this book is a practical guide for dyspraxics and those around them struggling and determined to get to grips with the social, physical and psychological chaos caused by developmental co-ordination disorders (DCDs). In her own conversational style, the author discusses both the primary effects of her ‘learning difference' – disorganization, clumsiness and poor short-term memory – and the secondary difficulties she and other dyspraxics encounter, including bullying, low self-esteem and loneliness. She offers down-to-earth advice on a wide range of issues, from body language, puberty, health and hygiene to family life and social skills. Personal stories and ‘this-is-what-it's-like-for-me' accounts from other dyspraxic adolescents are also included.