It will have helped at least one family. The mother of a 14-year-old teenager suffering from school phobia, unable to tie his shoelaces and keep his notebooks clean, understood what her son was suffering from by reading Pierre Lemaitre’s text published in “l’Obs” on January 5 . It was a revelation.
Dyspraxia is like a blurring of the line between the brain and the body, a GPS that bugs between the intention of the gesture and the gesture. This affects reading (eye movements), writing, everyday life (awkwardness, falling, difficulty handling cutlery). This tarnishes life at school where, as Pierre Lemaitre writes, “What you can’t write doesn’t count”.
According to health insurance, “Dyspraxia affects 5% to 7% of children aged 5-11”. These are the intelligent poor students of the 1980s, sent to the manual sector when their hands are reluctant and go much slower than their heads.
On the front page of “L’Obs”: “All HPI? »
A few days ago, Pierre Lemaitre asked us if it was possible to make his text accessible to as many people as possible, and in particular to those who have reading difficulties, with an audio version. It’s done with this video and an upcoming podcast.
The fight for the “dys” children of the author of “Silence and Anger” continues.
