There are some excellent painters on this site, so I know some of the people here have great manual dexterity. My manual dexterity is really poor. One time I was rooming with this guy, and he made this “Conan” drawing in intricate detail and in perfect proportion with just an ink pen on regular paper. He did that in one night. It was more than good enough to be shrunk and put in a comic book. I could never begin to do that. My poor dexterity has always been an embarrassment for me.
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Mine was not wonderful and it is slowly going downhill. Parkinson’s.
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Oh, man! Take care.
Might want to play those video games which make you exercise.
To think of it would playing video games and doing things with hands improve manual dexterity? Like writing or brushing your teeth with non dominant hand?
I’m doing everything I can including trying to play my keyboards and keytar, but it is becoming more challenging.
I wear dentures.
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Very bad, I have Parkinsonism.
Due to severe arthritis my hands are shot. I could type at 120 wpm and now only my one hand works. I am ambidextrous and now have to make my right side do everything. 
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Sorry to hear you have Parkinsons. My dad had Parkinsons. I am worried I might develop it as well.
Sorry man. I know how important your photography is to you. I hope it doesn’t get to the point that it stops you from doing it anytime soon.
My mom has twitchy feet and poor strength in her hands. She has to use a tool to usually to open water/pop bottles and such, or ask someone to do it. But I think hers is all arthritis related.
Oh, it won’t. I already have workarounds planned.
Mine is non-genetic. Hit me out of the blue.
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Wow! That’s amazing. People with very good manual dexterity fascinate me. It seems like we could put them to work on an assembly line at high paying jobs. Maybe they could put together certain types of jewelry. Or maybe they could make silicon microchips. Those seem like jobs that require great manual dexterity to me.
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I have the drawing ability of about an average 6-7 year old When I had my 1st psych appointment here in Wiltshire my daughter mentioned autism. The pdoc then asked me to do several things with my hands. At the end of doing so he said that I was quite dyspraxic.
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When I was tested at Voc Rehab, they said my manual dexterity and speed was very poor and very slow.
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Hand eye coordination when playing videogames is absolute trash. But I can draw really intricate details when working with pen and paper.
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Dyspraxia, also known as developmental coordination disorder (DCD), is a common neurological disorder that affects movement and coordination. Here are some key points about dyspraxia:
- Symptoms:
- People with dyspraxia may struggle with tasks that require coordination, such as tying shoelaces, playing sports, or learning to drive.
- Fine motor skills, like writing or using small objects, can also be affected.
- Organizing tasks, following instructions, and managing daily living skills (such as dressing or preparing meals) may pose challenges.
- Social situations, time management, planning, and emotional regulation can be impacted.
- Dyspraxia does not affect intelligence and can occur in individuals of all intellectual abilities.
- It should not be confused with other movement-related disorders like cerebral palsy or stroke.
- Causes:
- The exact cause of dyspraxia is not known.
- Premature birth may increase the risk of developing it.
- Dyspraxia is more common in men and often runs in families.
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I learned a new word today. This one will stick with me.
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Abstract
Several neurological variables have been investigated as premorbid biomarkers of vulnerability for schizophrenia and other related disorders. The current study
examined whether childhood dyspraxia predicted later adult nonaffective–psychosis-spectrum disorders. From a standardized neurological examination
performed with children (aged 10–13) at genetic high risk of schizophrenia and controls, several measures of dyspraxia were used to create a scale composed of
face/head dyspraxia, oral articulation, ideomotor dyspraxia (clumsiness), and dressing dyspraxia (n ¼ 244). Multinomial logistic regression showed higher
scores on the dyspraxia scale predict nonaffective–psychosis-spectrum disorders relative to other psychiatric disorders and no mental illness outcomes, even
after controlling for genetic risk, x2 (4, 244) ¼ 18.61, p , .001. Findings that symptoms of dyspraxia in childhood (reflecting abnormalities spanning
functionally distinct brain networks) specifically predict adult nonaffective–psychosis-spectrum disorders are consistent with a theory of abnormal
connectivity, and they highlight a marked early-stage vulnerability in the pathophysiology of nonaffective–psychosis-spectrum disorders
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Just normal. I guess.
I do have issues with organising, regulating emotions, daily living skills.
Motor skills are okay though.
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