You know, when I first read that term yesterday, I thought, "You've got to
be kidding."  Then I read some of the articles that came up after doing a
search on Google.  I'm still in a state of disbelief.

I suppose there're medical reasons for this, but I'm left with wondering
what if a kid is simply clumsy?  Does he get slapped with this unnecessary
and potentially-damaging label?  I can just see it now - "Did he fail at
football tryouts?  Let's get him to the doctor, maybe he has "Clumsy Child
Syndrome!" I don't mean to disparage the ones who are actually clumsy due to
a medical condition, but when does something that's a natural part of
growing up become a disability?  And of course there are those children who
actually do have something like CP who could've been helped far sooner if
not diverted with false diagnoses  like these.

Kat


----- Original Message -----
From: "Betty B" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: up around the bend-------


> In a message dated 2/1/2002 4:39:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>
> > There is a syndrome called
> > clumsy child syndrome aka:
> > Dyspraxia/Apraxia/Developmental Coordination Disorder.
> >
> Gee, why don't I like that term -- Clumsy Child Syndrome?  There also used
to
> be a term used to describe "funny looking" children.  Does that sound
> familiar to anyone?  I can't remember where I read this, but I think it
was a
> term that was not publically used.