I have Dyspraxia; a developmental disorder loosely related to conditions such as Dyslexia and Asperger syndrome. It makes it difficult for me to concentrate, co-ordinate, balance, communicate, do physical tasks or follow instructions in a linear order.

Throughout my Primary and High School years I often found it difficult to cope, because of teachers who assumed my failings were due to a lack of effort and peers who used my weaknesses as an excuse to put me down. I could never understand why, for instance, I was always the worst at sports, always had the worst handwriting, and always had difficulty doing simple things that others found easy.

I was never diagnosed with Dyspraxia and never realised I had it until, by coincidence or perhaps by fate, I happened to be reading a book on neurological disorders. I saw that the descriptions of Dyspraxia - which I had never heard of before - described myself almost perfectly. For the first time, I knew I wasn't alone.

Someday I hope to use my creations to inspire others like myself, and show them that their strengths can always outshine their weaknesses.