This webinar aims 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

• 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 develop tools to help meet their child’s needs through functional, fun and inclusive activities in the home
• Participants will gain a knowledge of a number of strategies and teaching techniques to aid their child with developing life skills to work towards future independence.

Presenter:

Stephen Hodnett 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 presented a wide range of webinars nationally, including the topic of Dyspraxia/DCD in schools. Stephen is currently working with Dyspraxia/DCD Ireland as an OT as part of the POTTS programme with the University of Limerick. Stephen has also worked with Dyspraxia/DCD Ireland on a number of other projects, including the development of the ‘Our say in our schools’ resource for schools by children with Dyspraxia/DCD.