What is developmental coordination disorder (DCD)/dyspraxia?
Someone with DCD/dyspraxia will have a history of motor skill challenges which can include handwriting, using cutlery, throwing/catching a ball, riding a bike, learning to drive, cooking, etc. that dates back to before the age of 12. However, it also impacts planning and organisation which can have a profound effect on daily life as well as being able to tell the time on an analogue clock, finding one's way around places and map reading. Interestingly, it's possible to be sporty and have DCD/dyspraxia, especially if coming from a sporty family where there've been lots of early practice opportunities and if doing solo sports (such as finding cycling, bouldering, swimming) is easier than engaging in team sports.
With the people you've seen who have dyspraxia, what kinds of jobs do they do?
It can be helpful to know that having a specific learning difficulty doesn't that you can't achieve your goals. I've seen many people with DCD/dyspraxia including a couple of surgeons (who report having had to work extra hard at the practicals at med school), secondary school teachers, events organisers, counsellors and a couple of well known comedians. .
Famous people with DCD/dyspraxia who haven't let their difficulties hold them back include Daniel Radcliffe, Stephen Fry, Richard Branson, Einstein (couldn't tie his laces as a child or adult), Isaac Newton, Emily Bronte, Picasso and Ellis Genge (English rugby union player).