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• It was revealed on August 16, 2008, that actor Daniel Radcliffe, known for playing Harry Potter, suffers from a disorder known as dyspraxia. This disorder affects an individual's neurological function and disrupts the normal developmental process.Mail Online: The brain disorder (August 16, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Radcliffe suffers from mild dyspraxiaMail Online: The brain disorder (August 16, 2008)
  2. Dyspraxia leads to clumsinessMail Online: The brain disorder (August 16, 2008)
  3. The disorder affects a person's development including intelligence and languageMail Online: [[The brain disorder (August 16, 2008)
  4. Radcliffe also admitted that because of the disorder, he wasn't successful at schoolMail Online: The brain disorder (August 16, 2008)
  5. Dyspraxia is more common in males than it is in femalesMail Online: The brain disorder (August 16, 2008)

• Quotes

  "I was having a hard time at school in terms of being c**p at everything, with no discernible talent."—Daniel RadcliffeMail Online: The brain disorder (August 16, 2008)

  "I'm a big fan of the whole Harry Potter series and I am surprised Daniel Radcliffe suffers from dyspraxia. He clearly suffers from a mild form, but the fact he shows no sign of it at all is a great tribute to his acting skills and makes him a role model for other people with this condition."—Dr. David Younger, neurologist at New York University medical schoolMail Online: The brain disorder (August 16, 2008)

  "In the majority of children and young people with dyspraxia, we cannot find the cause so the basic treatment is occupational therapy – teaching them to make a plan for their actions and rehearse their movements."—Dr. David YoungerMail Online: The brain disorder (August 16, 2008)

  'Yes, Dan Radcliffe does have dyspraxia. This is something he has never hidden. Thankfully his condition is very mild and at worst manifests itself in an inability to tie his shoelaces and bad handwriting."—Radcliffe's repMail Online: The brain disorder (August 16, 2008)

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