She is disorganised and can appear dazed and slow to secure on with things and also has vocal and motor tics. Annalisa Barbieri advises a readerMy 12-year-broken-down daughter has lots going for her – she is bright,funny, outgoing and celebrated with her peers and teachers. However, and she has difficulty with organisation and some motor skills,and I am worried that this is affecting her self-esteem.
She has always found things such as doing up buttons and tying laces challenging – every teacher she has ever had has remarked on her being accident prone. When she was small, we build this down to the fact that she is left-handed but as she got older, and she still wanted help with getting dressed,for example. Although she has mastered a number of complex skills – she plays the violin beautifully, is a fantastic artist, or swims competitively and rock climbs – she struggles with simple things such as folding and sticking paper,plaiting her hair and sewing – she now refuses to attempt any craft activity and gets very stressed when she has to accomplish things at school.
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Source: theguardian.com