Helping my Child with Dyspraxia/DCD- A Webinar for Families of Children with Dyspraxia/DCD

This webinar looks to provide families of children with Dyspraxia/DCD with strategies and suggestions on areas in which they can help their child at home. This webinar aims to cover areas such as the uniqueness of each child with Dyspraxia/DCD, helping your child find their niche, working on functional life skills, strategies for organisational and planning and helping your child day to day.

Learning objectives
By the end of the webinar:

• Participants will have a greater understanding of Dyspraxia/DCD and the primary and secondary impacts it may have on their child, including physical and psychosocial impacts
• Participants will appreciate the importance of providing opportunities for success in the home
• Participants will have developed tools to help meet their child’s needs through functional, fun and inclusive activities in the home
• Participants will have a knowledge of a number of strategies and teaching techniques to aid their child with develop life skills to work towards future independence.

Bio:
Stephen Hodnett :
Stephen is a qualified occupational therapist and primary school teacher with over 10 years’
experience in the classroom, working in both mainstream and SEN settings. Stephen has
worked with Dyspraxia/DCD Ireland and their members in recent times, including the
development of the ‘Our say in our schools’ resource for schools by children with Dyspraxia/DCD.