dyspraxia

American  

[dis-prak-see-uh] / dɪsˈpræk si ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. inability to perform coordinated movements.

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dyspraxia British  

/ dɪsˈpræksɪə /

noun

1. pathol an impairment in the control of the motor system; it may be developmental or acquired, resulting from a cerebral lesion

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Etymology

Origin of dyspraxia

< Greek: ill success, equivalent to dys- dys- + prâx ( is ) action + -ia -ia

Example Sentences

He opted to learn in an automatic because he has dyspraxia, which affects movement and coordination.

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Archie, who also has dyspraxia, began pacing at night, unable to sleep.

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David Lodge, 40, lived with multiple learning disabilities including autism, dyspraxia and dysarthria, which prevented him speaking.

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But in February, Amy told the BBC that she had taken her son Cooper, who is autistic and has dyspraxia and anxiety, out of the school after just one year.

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One mother, Amy, told the BBC she had taken her son Cooper, who is autistic and has dyspraxia and anxiety, out of the school after just one year.

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