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Dyspraxia
How is it diagnosed?
Neuro-developmental disorders as a group do tend to show a great deal of overlap and therefore tend to have features in common. So problems seen in Dyspraxia may be also seen in other disorders. Common to many of these disorders are such problems of concentration, short term (especially auditory) memory, organisation and planning, specific learning difficulties, sensory processing abnormalities, language and communication, socialisation difficulties, motor tics and emotional disorders.
Sometimes these associated problems are severe enough to fulfil the criteria for a separate clinical diagnosis for example, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum disorders, Dyslexia or Tourette syndrome. Because of these common associations, some practitioners have adopted the term 'DAMP', used in the Nordic countries, to describe those children with Deficits in Attention, Motor control and Perception. The complexity of presentation, use of different terms and the possibility of multiple diagnostic labels can lead to difficulties or delays in families getting a satisfactory diagnosis. For these reasons, a child presenting with features suggestive of Dyspraxia ideally should have access to a comprehensive multidisciplinary assessment.
What are the symptoms?
| Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis 
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