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Harry Potter star overcame motor control impairment with video games

by JC Fletcher on Jan 29th 2009 7:30PM

Throughout his life, actor Daniel Radcliffe has suffered from a "mild" form of dyspraxia, a developmental motor control impairment that affects not only physical coordination, but also learning. Radcliffe's dyspraxia is mostly limited to difficulty with small, precise tasks like writing or tying shoes.

He didn't let his handicap stop him from looking enough like Harry Potter to start a successful acting career, and his success in dealing with the dyspraxia may be partially attributable to our old friend video games. "I played a lot of video games as a kid which really helped it," Radcliffe told The Daily Beast. "It basically surfaces as bad coordination." And now Radcliffe's likeness can be seen in Harry Potter games, aiding the coordination of a new generation of kids unlucky enough to be burdened with both dyspraxia and Harry Potter games.

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Reader Comments (36)

I like that 180 you did at the end there. Pretty nice. Although I kind of liked lifting up benches and stacking them in the Harry Potter demo. I felt powerful :). Then got bored.

Gotta love the Super Mario reflecting in his glasses lol.

I'm glad to see that someone was helped by video games, especially someone famous - too often these days we get that whole "VIDEO GAMES KILL CHILDREN" thing in the media. This is just an example of some of the positive ramifications of gaming. Good show.

Now let's just get some positive stories about drugs and the world will be that much closer to being objective.

EXPEL-Wii-ARMUS!

This kid is gonna be mad-rich once the final movie is done.

The kid is mad-rich already, I'll bet.

I am very glad to hear that he wasnt perfect it seemed he was I hope his stunt double is ok in the end, I heard about the death of one of the actors casted in this new film was murdered and i give my symapthy to the famiy and friends of him. I can not wait to see the next film he may have a disablity but it sure doesnt show in the movies he is a great actor and I love the movies.

CAST FROST SHOCK

I wonder how much that kid's worth now.... and if he'll have a shitty teenstache and acne and a screechy voice in the next Harry Potter :P

Uhm.. He was born in 1989... soooo he's almost 20

video games +1

Goblet of Fire on PSP wasn't bad at all. Decent pacing and visuals were good, although it was repetitive at times (like lots of games these days). There was enough variety in what you did, using environmental items and playing the different characters to make it worth coming back to, if not a blockbuster.

Score one for the good guys.

Video games lead to Harry Potter? That isn't going to win any points with the right wing christians.

No, the point was that we have another bit of evidence that games can actually help people, that they can be beneficial.

I saw him naked in equus.
I am glad that video games help him.

If they do that in the last Potter film and include Hermione, Ginny and Luna, then I'll be happy to watch him naked. Til then, not a chance.

Ginny...? Really? Ginny?

Have a seat over there.

By the time the final film comes around, she'll be legal.

Good for him.

Next time I want to see a picture that includes Emma though.

Good for him!

Bu...buu.....buutttt...I twak... do da angimals!

"He didn't let his handicap stop him from looking enough like Harry Potter to start a successful acting career"

Is it wrong that I lol'd?

That aside, I love hearing about when video games help people. The mainstream news will report if a murderer has been within a mile of a gaming console within his lifetime and call it significant, but rarely do they have anything good to say about video games.

Thing is, he doesn't actually look *that much* like Harry Potter.

@Hyams

What a strange thing to say, comparing him to what he looks like in a book?
Tell me, what *does* Harry Potter look like?
Maybe those cover illustrations don't really look like him either.

Yea, put that in your hat and smoke it.

So games have no influence! ... unless it's a positive story, right?

I'm still surprised Pac-Man hasn't been sued by parents for making their kids eat too much!

Finally, video games are being blamed for something good. ^^

Unless of course in the future, Harry Potter movies get blamed for something bad. In that case, blame would undoubtedly find it's way back to games.

Aw crap. I knew there had to be a catch. ._.

Daniel Radcliffe, is a kick ass fucking name.

I wish I had that name but I'm not cool enough. =(

i have over erictiletouching. Video Games help me pass the time instead. Do i get my own news article?

While a little repetitious, Quidditch World Cup for Xbox was pretty cool.

Now when i had dyprassia back in my day i played spyed hunter on nes, and overcame to drive the car. But wheres my glory, why do i not have articles on the joystiq? Then this prick comes along and steals MY SUNSHINE!

I have dyspraxia too, to be honest it isn't a problem at all, I still play sports etc. The only issue is handwriting, perhaps it is also down to playing video games from a young age.

I wonder if my sister has this-- she seems to show some of the signs.

Anyway Harry Potter games are just....average.
If you liked the books/movies they're good. And even if you didn't.... Well, then they pretty much suck, I guess.

Though I remember liking the first one on the playstation. Don't know why.

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