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dyspraxic, a. and n. Med.
Brit. |dɪsˈpraksɪk|, U.S. |dɪsˈpræksɪk|
[‹ dyspraxia n. + -ic suffix, after German dyspraktisch (H. Liepmann 1905, in Münchener Med. Wochenschr. 28 Nov. 2325 /1).
Compare occas. use of the form dyspractic, after the German word:
1913Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 40 153 Dyspractic disturbances in the left hand. ]
A. adj. Suffering from or affected by dyspraxia; of, relating to, or associated with dyspraxia.
1907Rev. Neurol. & Psychiatry 5 853 All movements with the left hand and arm were grossly dyspraxic. 1908Brain 31 207 A lesion of the left arm centre produces greater or less paralysis of the right arm, and the left, deprived of the guidance of that centre, becomes more or less dyspraxic. 1965Science 19 Feb. 915/3 Inhelder described new directions taken by the Geneva School in studies of the reasoning of mental retardates, of cases of senile dementia.., and of dyspraxic, dyslexic, and dysphasic children. 1978Neurology 28 311 Infarction affecting the Broca area and its immediate environs, even deep into the brain, causes a mutism that is replaced by rapidly improving dyspraxic and effortful articulation. 1988Brit. Jrnl. Disorders Communication 20 249 (title) Articulatory and voicing characteristics of adult dysarthric and verbal dyspraxic speakers: an instrumental study. 1994Daily Tel. 13 Jan. 16/8 Dyspraxic children may appear awkward when running and have difficulty catching a ball and tying shoelaces. 1999Nursery World 19 Aug. 22/2 She was seen by two educational psychologists, and one came up with the fact that Anna was dyspraxic. This made a lot of sense to us—that she was quite bright but there was some kind of mis-wiring.
B. n. A person suffering from dyspraxia.
1964Cortex 1 195 When examined with a battery of intelligence tests, dyspraxics proved to be more impaired than non-dyspraxics, both in performance and verbal tasks. 1997Guardian 3 June (Educ. section) 6/2 Education classes in young offenders institutions need to be alerted to the high proportion of dyspraxics they have. 2000Daily Tel. 24 May 25/2 Dyspraxics have predictable and significant problems at home and at school, which often continue into adult life. |