Stephen Harris in Trouble: A Dyspraxic Drama in Several Clumsy Acts

by Timothy William Nichol

Eleven-year-old Stephen Harris is a clumsy he spills juice at the dinner table, loses his school bag on the bus and struggles to read his own messy handwriting. How will he cope at secondary school, where there will be so many different things to learn and remember, when he can't even tie his shoe-laces? Stephen's school life looks set to be full of trouble until a new teacher and a special needs advisor arrive to help Stephen with his coordination, concentration and organisation difficulties. Taking a light-hearted and humorous look at life through the eyes of an eleven-year-old boy, this book recounts the everyday problems that are faced by children with Developmental Co-ordination Disorders (DCDs), and contains creative and positive approaches to teaching and parenthood that readers will find hugely supportive.

144 pages, Paperback

First published February 7, 2003

Reviews

[Sarah Faichney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent novel, accessible to young people with dyspraxia. A great resource for children starting secondary school. It's a shame the book seems to be out of print as I don't know of another work similar to this.

[Stephanie Dagg · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fabulous book and a must-read for anyone with dyspraxia in the family. This invisible disability is a very real one that presents its sufferers with a huge variety of challenges. Stephen Harris in Trouble highlights what many of these are, and offers advice via its likeable, down-to-earth hero on how to cope and learn to manage them. The book combines light-heartednes with seriousness and the result is a very encouraging book for dyspraxic youngsters and their families.