ABSTRACT
For some dyslexic/specific learning difficulties (SpLD) people, problems with space, place or direction can be serious. The stress then generated makes other problems from dyslexia/SpLD very much more difficult to manage. People who have an internal sense of space, place and direction take in information and process it in the background all the time. Some dyslexic/SpLD people have a good sense of space, place and direction; others have a poor or non-existent one; some people have inconsistent memories for the space, place and direction. The core problem of dyspraxia is an ‘impairment or immaturity in the organisation of movement’ and the problems caused by space, place and direction are particularly important for dyspraxic people. This chapter explains about all those who have any problems with place, space or direction, whether or not they have the learning difficulty that accompanies dyspraxia.
