Alison Patrick is a Specific Learning Difficulties Tutor, tutoring higher education learners with dyslexia, dyspraxia, autistic spectrum disorders and physical disabilities. Alison has worked as a business information researcher and ICT teacher. As a result of her experience of working with dyslexic students, she trained as a SpLD teacher, specialising in teaching dyspraxic learners. She has several years' experience working with dyspraxic students, and has researched extensively into this fascinatingly complex area.
I loved this book from the first paragraph. It is comprehensive, well-researched and grounded in reality. Alison describes the subtleties and complexities of dyspraxia brilliantly and illustrates that it is very much more than a motor difficulty and impacts greatly in every area of life. A welcome addition to any book shelf but a MUST read for anyone who can affect the progress of a person's educational career and emotional well-being. -- Gill M. Dixon, Vice Chair, The Dyspraxia Foundation Organised around easy-to-use lists, The Dyspraxic Learner provides an eclectic mixture of study tips for students with dyspraxia and their teachers. The clear explanations of common dyspraxic difficulties should make it an ideal introduction for teaching and support staff new to this area. -- Victoria Biggs, author of Caged in Chaos: A Dyspraxic Guide to Breaking Free