I behave like a 10-year-old kid. Do I have dyspraxia?

Question

Hello doctor,

I am a 24-year-old male. My main issue is people say that I behave like a 10-year-old boy. I think I have dyspraxia. I lack gross motor skills. I cannot play any sports. I cannot drive a car properly. People get averted due to my behavior. I have bad handwriting, and I attempt to write things in a clumsy way. I have an unusual gait. So basically, I have learning disabilities in everything. I have a migraine and bipolar depression, too. People often tell me that there must be definitely some maturity problem with my brain as I behave very oddly. Please look for any developmental anomalies in my brain MRI or any abnormalities. I have attached the file. Currently, I am using a 5-HTP anti-depressant for my mood enhancement. Please help.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I read your query and can understand your concern.

As discussed earlier, there is no doubt about the diagnosis of motor coordination disorder or dyspraxia. Many of your problems can be explained on the basis of dyspraxia itself, and I feel you are right in saying that you have dyspraxia. However, your current post does not contain any files or attachments for view. I request you to attach the file in the proper format or possible way so I can see whether there is any structural abnormality.

I hope this helps.

Please revert so I can assist you further.

Thank you.

Answer 2

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I have reviewed all the attached images (attachment removed to protect patient identity) with your query and found nothing abnormal in these images of the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) brain. In other words, there is no significant structural abnormality among the attached pictures, and they can be considered normal. You may argue that they can be normal when there are clear clinical symptoms of dyspraxia, but I would like to inform you that an MRI cannot identify each and every abnormality in the brain.

In dyspraxia, there is connection abnormality rather than structural abnormality, and it may not be possible for the current set of tests to detect every abnormality. The postulated theory suggests that the brain areas responsible for particular movements fail to send signals to relevant muscles, leading to movement abnormalities. There may be some subtle abnormalities in the parietal lobe of the brain or cerebellum in a few individuals, but many of the affected children have normal structural organization when MRI imaging is done.

I hope this helps.

Please revert so I can assist you further.

Thank you.