Dyspraxia →

Maxine Frances Roper:

Typically for a female, I was labelled odd rather than disruptive, and tried to hide my weaknesses and play to my strengths. By my late teens I'd set my sights on a journalism career and started freelancing. I often admired people who worked in fields I felt excluded from and used my own career ambitions to tap into their lives. Hero-worshipping other people was a way of taking the spotlight off my own weaknesses and winning approval.

Both my son and my wife have dyspraxia. I agree it deserves more attention.

Update: Sorry to theguardian for not posting the source URL. It's corrected now.