Mary Colley

The late Mary Colley's Living with Dyspraxia: A Guide for Adults With Developmental Dyspraxia is one of the few available books that actually provides information, help and encouragement to and for adults diagnosed with dyspraxia or NLD (nonverbal learning disability); most books about neurological and developmental issues are often geared entirely towards children, often having no, or just scant information useful for adults, especially individuals first diagnosed as adults. Not all of the suggestions will necessarily work for all individuals (because NLD and dyspraxia have variations and levels of severity), but this book has proven to be a treasure trove of suggestions, of ideas for me, and simply knowing that I am not alone, that I actually have problems and issues and am neither imagining things nor not "trying hard enough" has been a real boon to my life, my self esteem. Unfortunately, because this book was published in the United Kingdom, many, if not most of the websites, phone numbers etc. listed are not going to be of much use to those of us residing in other countries (like Canada or the United States), but the suggestions, the practical advice are excellent and universal.… (más)