I recently got a diagnosis of hEDS and am slowly going through lots of research and how my symptoms connect. I have been dealing with chronic joint pain since I was 15 and am now 28. One thing that I have struggled with for awhile is severe joint pain in my hands. Additionally, I really struggle with writing and fine motor in my hands. Like, for example, I used to be able to sew and do beading, but now I can’t grasp onto a needle very well. Not always due to pain, but I just can’t make my fingers do it. My question is, does anyone else struggle with this? Anything that I can do to help? Also-an aside. Does anyone else struggle going down stairs? Not always due to pain, but due to being unbalance (gross motor). Thanks! I’m new to this so I appreciate anyone’s insight.
Sorry for the long post!
So as a painter who has worked hard to overcome fine motor skill problems since I was young, and still has to, I wanted to put a post out there outlining a few tricks & tips I've come across that have really helped me improve the quality of my painting over time, and to provide a post where others can do the same, for those new to the hobby who face similar challenges.
I know it's never really talked about but I know there are others in the hobby who have such challenges like myself and think it'd be a great idea to have a post people could easily search for. Warhammer is an inclusive community, so want to engage with a part of it which I find myself in. So if you have your own experiences feel free to comment below!
1: Have a stand for your model. This has been the thing that has almost single-handedly helped me improve my painting. Before using a stand (mines a spray lid with blu tack) I struggled to do fine detail work like edges because of hand shaking and control, but having something keeping the model still makes it a lot easily to get the finer work done.
2: Use a wider range of brushes. I know not everyone has/can have a range of brushes, but I've found investing in a smaller detail brush that I use for most of my work has really helped cut back on mistakes like hitting a part of a model that I didn't want to paint. This does increase the time I take, but for stress levels alone, it really is good. Find what works for you!
3: Take your time. Whenever I try to work fast, my already questionable control goes out the window. By going slower, I not only allow myself to be more deliberate with my strokes, I don't tire out my hand muscles as quickly - which massively impacts control all by itself.
Again, as I said, if you have your own experiences and tricks you want to put down, feel free! Or if you have an idea you think might help others, do the same! Want this post to be somethign people can search for if they need help.
I'm 42, newly diagnosed, and slowly having my mind blown by learning that just about everything about me that's ever been unusual can be explained by Asperger's. But one I'm a little iffy about is issues with physical coordination, fine motor skills, and general aptitude at physical tasks.
I couldn't tie my shoes until I was 9 or 10, and knots have always been difficult for me. When I've tried to mop a floor or chop vegetables, people have told me "I've never seen anyone try to do that the way you're trying to do it"; somehow, holding and operating tools doesn't come to me intuitively. I was never good at sports and was in "Special Gym" for a bit as a kid. And so on.
Other than this, I'm very high-functioning (apologies if that's not the right term anymore) and don't SEEM like I'd be impaired to this degree. Like, you have to talk to me for a while in order to realize the communication difficulties I have as a result of Asperger's. But this one area weirdly sticks out as an area in which I'm more obviously impaired.
Before my diagnosis, I thought I had some sort of undiagnosed learning disability related to fine motor skills, but had never connected that to autism/Asperger's, even when I suspected I had that. Now I GUESS this is an Asperger's thing, but... it seems like such an outlier, something I've never really heard of in relation to Asperger's.
So my question: anyone else deal with that too?
Basically, the title says most of it. Like many others with ASD, I have motor issues, mostly gross motor issues. They mostly manifest in me walking around looking like I'm inebriated when I'm not (aka I can't walk in a straight line and I trip over my own feet a ton) and doing a lot of the exercises slowly at first to get the feel for the movement. They also have little GIFs of the exercise up on TV screens around the room and I STARE at them for a good 30 seconds before starting the exercise to get the motion down. Even then, it takes me quite a while to get comfortable with the movement. I'm not really looking for them to coach me on the movements or anything because there are often another 20 people in the room taking the class too and I don't want to take away from them. It also hasn't been a problem, I just don't want them to think I'm slacking because I use lighter weights than I probably should be (to clarify, I use lighter weights than truly challenge me because I want to get the movement down before challenging myself with weight, they don't make me feel bad for my choices either) and I stare at the screen in a way it probably looks like I'm zoning out (which, to be fair, I do sometimes but I also have ADHD and I always take afternoon classes so my meds have worn off). I mostly just want to be transparent because I feel like I should be working harder because I compare myself to others in the class (I know, it isn't helpful but it's so hard to not) and I feel like a slacker. My motor issues have gotten so much better as I've aged (and, really, stopped growing, so I don't have to recalibrate every 6 months because my limbs got 6 inches longer) but they're still definitely not amazing and they do detract from my ability to do some of the exercises they have us do.
Hey everyone!
So I recently watched a couple of videos, one from a musician youtuber named Rick Beato and another from the Youtube channel you might know about named Smarter Everyday.
Here are both of the videos:
Rick Beato: Trying to play left handed guitar
Smarter Everyday: The Backwards Brain Bicycle
The Rick Beato video referenced the Smarter Everyday video.
As my friend and I were watching Smarter Everyday, a really interesting disagreement arose.
(I strongly suggest watching the Smarter Everyday Video before reading further so that you know what an inverted bike is, and where my friend and I are coming from)
I made a point, as we watched, that riding the bike backwards is like trying to play with inverted controls in a game, like any game that has simulated flight (GTA, Star FOX, Flight Simulator series) or character controls, like in a lot of shooter games.
My friend said it's more complicated than that. He pictures riding the bike as more intricate than that. He makes the point that you're involved with reality. In this case, you're using your inbuilt "gyroscope",
or in other words, your inbuilt orientation system. Because of that, it's more complicated than moving just your fingers in a virtual environment versus using your actual body in reality.
To me, he does have point, however:
My counter-point is that regardless of environment, your brain is still dealing with a scenario, regardless if it's virtual or in reality.
Sure there's less risk involved, and it's true that if you're under that kind of pressure in real life, it will affect your performance. After all, there is no respawn.
But I argue that this feeling can translate to the virtual environment as well.
SO, let's just say for simplicity's sake that you're padded up and you're safe from any incoming traffic so we can move forward.
It's true that different parts of the brain may be involved depending on the scenario, however:
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- In just the same way that trying to navigate games like GTA or Flight Simulator with inverted character controls can be very challenging to people with no experience in it, you're still exercising your motor control in the same way you would in real life, except in reality your body is your controller.
- When you get use to playing with inverted controls, that learned experience can translate into real life. I would ar
I have always had poor fine motor coordination. I have difficulty handling small objects, and my hand writing is not that good . I am pretty sure that this is related to my autism. Do any of you have bad fine motor skills, and if so what are some strategies you have done to improve them?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26971703/ Neurotoxicity induced by alkyl nitrites: Impairment in learning/memory and motor ccoordination The paper does not say wether impairment is permanent or if it is caused by any amount of usage. Would a person who used it occasionally for the past four years be ok? I may have used it around 10 to 20 times a year. I mainly used it for anal sex but sometimes also for solo time. In each session I would inhale about six times, and each time grabbed the bottle to inhale again I sniffed about four to 6 times.
This is a reoccurring problem that i've noticed in my daily use of hand eye coordination. When I get into a verbal fight with someone, and experience explosive anger or emotional outburst, basically undergoing heavy stress, the next day or so my ability to coordinate or motor skills in relation to hand eye movement seem to drop significantly, they recover, but it takes a long time, perhaps weeks. I was wondering if it's possible that it could be permanent?
For example; i was able to click quite accurately with my mouse, or my ability to process information was normal or quick as per usual. As soon as I underwent heavy stress, I could no longer keep up, and noticed a heavy drop in my performance in activities.
When I get brainfog at random throughout the day, sometimes my body moves all clumsy and robotic, hard to turn around, no motor coordination, loss of balance, bump into everything, jello legs, eyes are really tired, . Reminds me of when I had too much weed but without the weed. Comes and goes throughout the day. Are these signs of dysautonomia? Last doctor said it was due to depression.
I am an pianist and have wondered this for a while, I have definitely improved my "finger strength" over my career but I don't know if that means my fingers can physically produce more force or if it's just terminology.
EDIT: Obviously there are professions and hobbies which result in crazy strong hands/fingers (rock climbing), I'm just referencing the average person with ordinary finger strength.
I've never been offically diagnosed with motor dyspraxia, but its fairly obvious and pretty much certain jist based on my life history. Plus, I do have diagnosed ADHD, and have been diagnosed with ASD (though I'm not sure I believed the diagnosis), and I know dyspraxia goes hand in hand.
Anyway, I'm wondering if there's any trainijg or practice I can do that would actuay significantly help, and if its worked for anyone here? I'm a little skeptical, because I've had 23 years of life moving my body and I still can't keep up in a beginners yoga class (have fallen on my head in downward dog soooo many times lol).
I'd love to hear if anything has worked for you!
When I get brainfog at random throughout the day, sometimes my body moves all clumsy and robotic, hard to turn around, no motor coordination, loss of balance, bump into everything, jello legs, eyes are really tired, . Reminds me of when I had too much weed but without the weed. Comes and goes throughout the day. Are these signs of dysautonomia? Last doctor said it is due to depression.
