Dyspraxia and Possible service dog?
I know a service dog is not just a pet and isnt something to take lightly..... thats why i need to know if you guys think my reasons are legit.
For those of you who don't know Dyspraxia is a developmental coordination disorder. It means my fine and gross motorskills are lacking resulting in me being extremely clumsy and unbalanced. Also tasks that reqiure percise and small movments like writing, doing make up, cooking, tying a shoe, are hard and take a lot longer for me to do. I also am fuzzy brained and extremely forget full on top of that i also have auditory processing disorder and adhd so i get easily disoriented and lost
so here are some tasks a service animal can do to help me
-Counter-balancing (Providing light pressure while walking ahead to keep the dyspraxic person from wobbling while walking or losing balance going up or down stairs)
-Dropped Item retrieval, if you drop something while walking and dont notice it.
-Light guide work if the dyspraxic person cant notice obstacles in their path (dog would lead them around the obstacle, or stop before one)
-Block from Moving Towards Danger (dog would block the dyspraxic person from walking into busy rode if distracted)
-Medication Reminders (need I say more?)
-Routine Reminders (Dog will help Dispraxic person keep a routine)
-Interrupt Scratching/Skin Picking (dog interrups person when they start to pick skin or pull out hair)
is this a bunch of crazy talk or am I being reasonable?
@Theuglyduck
Hi, you have really thought about this, that's great, but I have to ask have you ever had a dog before?
I have a dog that does most of those things, but the care that a dog needs is great, She is a pet that cares about me not an expensive trained dog. Maybe you could look at that but trying to rely on a dog for balance is actually not a good idea, much better to use a good solid cane, not one of those elasticated pull out canes that wobble more than me lol.
@warmheartedSoul77 yes i have owned many dogs trained them myself and loved them :) i see what you mean with the balance issue it would be primarly for going up and down stairs. i wouldnt be putting my wait on the dog i would hate to injure them... :(
@Theuglyduck
To be honest dogs and stairs don't mix! They can trip us up, I have rails on both sides of my stairs and that helps, also a tarzan rope that helps me swing down lol.
