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There are many early indications that a child is dyspraxic and a summary is shown below:
* Irritable and difficult to comfort - from birth
* Feeding difficulties:milk allergies, colic, restricted diet
* Sleeping difficulties: problems establishing routine, requires constant adult reassurance
* Delayed early motor development: sitting unaided, rolling from side to side: do not usually go through the crawling stage
* High levels of motor activity: constantly moving arms and legs
* Repetitive behaviours: head banging or rolling
* Sensitive to high levels of noise
* Continued problems with development of feeding skills
* Toilet training may be delayed
* Avoids constructional toys such as jigsaws and Lego
* Delayed language development: single words not evident until age 3
* Highly emotional: easily distressed, frequent outbursts of uncontrolled behaviour
* Concentration limited to 2 or 3 minutes on any task