My son 5 yrs old and was diagnosed with adhd 1 year ago and with developmental dyspraxia about 4 months ago.  He is not on meds currently.  We tried but felt he is not ready for them.

I am starting to notice issues with low self confidence.  I know the neurologist told me that low self esteem is commen especially with dyspraxics.  Examples are constantly saying he cant do something. "it's too hard for me" "i hate that" "i'm not good" On mondays at school it's library day.  All the kids have to pick out 1 book to take home.  Last week my son wanted NOTHING to do with that saying he already has "a hundred books at home" (i should mention that out of those "hundrend" books, he only like to read about 5 of them and 2 of those 5 are baby books that you would ready to a 1 year old) He doesn't like library day becasue I think he feels that he'll just get confused with the new story and he should just stick with what works for him.  Then just quits.

If we can actually get him to sit down and do some work you can tell he is constantly looking to me to see if I approve which breaks my heart because I'm just pround that he's trying without tears (even though most of the work he does is not good and is equivilent to a 3 yr old, also the dyspraxia)

He does stand out amongst other children.  You either have half the kids that like him and the other half that just avoid him.  He doesn't seem to pick up that some kids dont like him yet which is good for now, but I'm worried about being left out in the future and how this will affect him as well as already having confidence issues.

Having this disorder just sucks to say the least.  Other parents who have children that dont have this disorder and are "normal" dont realize how good they have it.  That they can send their kids to school and feel like their gonna do alright.  I wont ever have that. 

any input?

Learning new motor skills will take a lot of repetition and patience but he can learn them.  I think that like ADHD children, those with dyspraxia are also 2-3 years developmentally behind their peers. Lots of praise when he is successful or just trying really hard will help.  Dyspraxic people also need an organized environment. Their thoughts are often disorganized and chaotic surroundings can make it very difficult for them to function.

Keep loving and supporting him.  He can be successful(like
'normal' children but will need some extra help and support.