Ryan Egesdahl 

I’ve just learned that #Autism is very strongly linked with #dyspraxia, and that there is such a thing as verbal dyspraxia. Not only that, but I’ve also learned that there is a form of expressive language disorder under the umbrella of verbal dyspraxia called #cluttering.

The description of #cluttering is very much what happens to me in some situations. I also had extremely delayed physical skills such as tying my shoes and riding a bike. If this is what’s going on… it would explain much.

Jul 28, 2023 at 7:18pmWeb
Show threadJames Ryland MillerJul 28, 2023
@deriamis #autism, #vision, and #movement and how they interact are my spouse's research areas! I'm not formally diagnosed with #dyspraxia but I've *always* been a clumsy person with gross motor skills, but have had good fine motor skills. Fall risk is high in my family etc.. I'll have to ask her about #cluttering.
Show threadRyan Egesdahl Jul 28, 2023
@jamesrylandmiller I’d really love to know more! I’m “doing my own research” at this point, having just come across it, but I’d like to know it’s a real thing and not just baseless self-diagnosis.
Show threadJames Ryland MillerJul 28, 2023
@deriamis We're currently without power and she's at work; but, I'll see if I can get a link to some peer-reviewed literature on it so you know it's coming from good science. She's the academic, not me. ;) If I don't answer back by Sunday, please toot at me to remind me.
Show threadRyan Egesdahl Jul 28, 2023
@jamesrylandmiller I would appreciate that very much. Thank you! 🙏
Show threadRyan Egesdahl Jul 28, 2023
@jamesrylandmiller Oh, and I really hope you get power back soon. I saw a previous toot you made. Two days without power is just… ugh!
Show threadJames Ryland MillerJul 28, 2023
@deriamis Me too! Ugggh indeed!
Show threadJames Ryland MillerJul 31, 2023
@deriamis Hi Ryan! I heard back from my spouse. She's given me a link to a recent position paper she had published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dmcn.15674 (if it's pay-walled in your country, you can reach out through her lab's web page here https://www.kines.umich.edu/research/labs-centers/motor-visual-development-laboratory and she can send the paper to you for free. There are some weird rules for distributing papers so I can't just put a PDF up on Mastodon.
Show threadJames Ryland MillerJul 31, 2023
@deriamis She also says to keep an eye out for a set of papers from her lab set to come out in Journal of Motor Learning & Development later this summer reporting data on autistic and DCD/dyspraxic Twitter users' experiences of motor differences.
Show threadJames Ryland MillerJul 31, 2023
@deriamis Anyone who wants to get in contact about any of her papers, talk about #autism and #DCD / #dyspraxia, or participate in online or in-person #research can reach out to her at https://www.kines.umich.edu/research/labs-centers/motor-visual-development-laboratory .
Motor & Visual Development Laboratory | School of Kinesiology

The Motor & Visual Development Laboratory studies how motor and visual systems develop across the lifespan. We want to understand how the development of these systems might differ in neurodivergence (e.g., autism, ADHD, DCD/dyspraxia) compared to typical development. Movements like balancing, walking, and reaching rely heavily on efficient integration of visual information into motor plans. Inefficient visuomotor integration can cause problems with functional movement.

Show threadRyan Egesdahl Jul 31, 2023
@jamesrylandmiller Thank you very much! Fortunately, I apparently have access via my university, so I can get the full text. I’ll keep an eye out for that other paper as well.
Show threadPhilippaBJul 31, 2023
@deriamis I struggle with this too. I’m Dyspraxic and Autistic.