Definition of dyspraxia in English:
dyspraxia
noun dɪsˈpraksɪədɪsˈpræksiə
mass nounMedicine A developmental disorder of the brain in childhood causing difficulty in activities requiring coordination and movement.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Oaklands unit is also open to those with more serious learning difficulties like dyspraxia and dyslexia.
- They have built ‘a delightful, heartening oasis for average to bright children hindered by dyslexia or dyspraxia, who require an intimate, industrious and caring environment.’
- Hannah has verbal dyspraxia and also a rare neuronal migration, which mean she has difficulty in speaking and is between 18 months and two years behind the expected levels for her age group.
- He's bright, but needs full-time 1 to 1 support because of his social communication and language disorder, auditory processing disorder and dyspraxia.
- The seven-year-old child suffers from dyslexia, dyspraxia and attention deficit disorder, and his mother says she is furious at the way he was treated.
Origin
Early 20th century: from Greek dus- 'bad or difficult' + praxis 'action'.
Definition of dyspraxia in US English:
dyspraxia
noundisˈpraksēədɪsˈpræksiə
Medicine another term for apraxia
Example sentencesExamples
- They have built ‘a delightful, heartening oasis for average to bright children hindered by dyslexia or dyspraxia, who require an intimate, industrious and caring environment.’
- He's bright, but needs full-time 1 to 1 support because of his social communication and language disorder, auditory processing disorder and dyspraxia.
- The Oaklands unit is also open to those with more serious learning difficulties like dyspraxia and dyslexia.
- Hannah has verbal dyspraxia and also a rare neuronal migration, which mean she has difficulty in speaking and is between 18 months and two years behind the expected levels for her age group.
- The seven-year-old child suffers from dyslexia, dyspraxia and attention deficit disorder, and his mother says she is furious at the way he was treated.
Origin
Early 20th century: from Greek dus- ‘bad or difficult’ + praxis ‘action’.