I am not just a neurodivergent with Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD. My neurological make include both Neurodivergence and Ataxia. Ataxia is defined as the inability to generate coordinated voluntary movement, which can manifest clinically with signs and symptoms such as clumsiness, nystagmus, dysmetria, abnormal or unsteady gait, dysdiadochokinesis, or dyssynergia. It's a rare neurological problem. The prevalence rate for hereditary ataxias is 10 cases per 100,000 individuals. The prevalence rate for childhood ataxias is 26 cases per 100,000 children. I noticed Ataxia listed on my Veteran Affairs (VA) Problem List. I thought my coordination problems were connected to Dyspraxia which is a common neurodivergent condition that commonly occurs with Dyslexia and Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder which are other neurodivergent conditions that I have. I had noticeable coordination problems in early childhood which led to neurological testing being done on me, and so I...
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