Daniel Radcliffe acknowledges he suffers from dyspraxia

by Yuliya Talmazan | August 19, 2008 at 11:43 am

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It is something he has never hidden but somehow it never surfaced.

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he suffers from a mild form of dyspraxia, a neurological disorder that often impairs coordination, and which is sometimes mistaken for sheer clumsiness.

Thankfully his condition is very mild and at worst manifests itself in an inability to tie his shoelaces and bad handwriting.

I wonder if this medical condition has ever interfered with his work on the filming block by having to do retakes and such. It sure did not impede his astounding acting success. In fact Radcliffe’s parents credit acting for giving Daniel more confidence and ability to overcome his disease.

The 19-year-old actor - who can next be seen playing the lead character in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth instalment in the film franchise based on JK Rowling’s hugely popular book series - was allowed to start going to film auditions after his mother decided he needed a confidence boost because he was struggling academically.