Part of a set of 3 interactive and interconnected workshops delivered when leading the Dyspraxia Association of Ireland Adult Dyspraxia Summit 2016 on the themes
Self advocacy
Self Confidence
Self Care
Explores the idea of maintaining good health through rest, reward and recuperation and fostering self worth.
Brings together the pother themes of self advocacy and self confidence.
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APM Welcome, APM North West Network Conference, Synergies Across Sectors
Self Care and Dyspraxia / DCD
1. Self Care
Dyspraxia Ireland Adult Summit
16th April 2016
Kerry Pace
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2. Looking after yourself – importance of self care
•Attitudes to self care > you are worth it
•Maintaining good health
•Conserving energy
•Maintaining steady progress
Interconnected with self confidence and self advocacy
“Good enough”
4. Managing your day – be more effective, be more efficient
Food reminder
Keep hydrated
Keep focused
Reward
Avoid distractions
Planner from Paperchase – example on your table
5. Things that relax you
Little things
Hobbies, activities, past-times
Activity 5 mins
What do YOU need to maintain health and well-being
7. Schedule your breaks – keep track of time
• Visual
• Audio
• Multisensory
Forest app
Playlists, albums set timer
Cooker timer
(you have to get up to switch it off)
11. More Strategies
@DiverseLearners #DLtips
• My Dyspraxia management article Issue 2 > ahead.ie/journal p.66
• Vlogs > Kerry and Phoebe Youtube.com/diverselearners
• Dyspraxia Ireland groups dyspraxia.ie
• Phoebe’s blog at phoebepace.wordpress.com
• Search box on social media using #Dyspraxia
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Hinweis der Redaktion
Physically rest
Recuperation – feed yourself, nurish, top yourself up – replenish energy levels
Reward yourself with a “Treat”
Technique - Eat the frog Brian Tracy
Thinking point
What do you need to maintain health and well-being (self advocacy)
Widely available for everyone – so this is an important issue and everyone needs help in doing it
Reminders and prompts
Helps you keep track of time – how many people miss meals
More important for people who have dyspraxia
More difficult due to self esteem
More challenging mind set of work harder
More challenging things take longer
Lack of self awareness
Create a list for you to pin up
This list will remind you what you find helps you ….
Talk to others
Stuff enjoyed when young
Examples – colouring, sewing, bath
Recuperation involves relaxing,
Things that help you switch off
“feed”you
Forest ap also helps with self awareness and self confidence – see how much you do
Introduction to the Technique – in depth
Do the thing you think is worst each day (recommend in the morning)
From Mark Twain – wrote Huckleberry Finn
Exhaustion
Illness
Mental health well being deteriorates
– changing negative narrative
Good enough – 3 hrs
ratitude mindfulness apps - chance to try Mindfulness later