Thought i would add my two cents into this
For those who don't know me, I'm a sufferer from Developmental Dyspraxia and Sensory Processing Disorder. I have suffered with mild depression in the past.
This basically means that i dont have very good motor skills and i can't be exposed to loud noises or bright lights together (or like having two senses majorly sparked) or i internally freak.
I didn't really have that much of a problem with bullying until i got to Year 7. From Year R-6, i had a teaching assistant and i would have to do coordination lessons every day - to develop my balance, my communication and my writing skills.
When i got to Year 7, i was singled out as the weird kid - the kid that is 'slow'. Surely, I am slow. I admit it. I take approximately 2 seconds longer than the average person to think through a phrase. I was bullied mentally for about four years. I wasn't ever physically bullied, thank goodness.
In Year 8, i got into theatre. This was my saving grace. It gave me hope in my own abilities. One of the classes i took was Modern Street Dance. Now, i was not the most confident dancer in the world - but this class drove me to work beyond the mental restrictions I had. I gained teaching awards in Dance - something I am immensely proud of. I've had choreography in county shows. I've danced on the 02 Stage in London. I've done all the things the doctors told me I would never be able to do.
So where now? I can't ride a bike, I can't tie shoelaces, I have a panic attack if something goes wrong. I worry far too much.
But, i live by the phrase 'shit happens for a reason' - i've had all this crap cast on me - it's high time i got my own back
Now, both of my disorders are internal. People can't see that there is something 'wrong' with me I like it that way I tell people as soon as i become friends with them, so they know that i'm not doing things wrong - or i'm not trying to insult them - i'm just being me