Ive taught a few lads with dyspraxia down through the years. All very similar to your lad.
Had a kid this year in sixth year. Very bright and hardworking. Terrible handwriting, poor coordination and would have given up rugby in TY. He was very OCD aswell. Basically ticked every box for dyspraxia.
Some of the lads in his class would try and needle him. They knew what buttons to push to make him flip.
He almost swung for me out of the blue early this year. He was out sick previous day and couple of lads told him i had been taking the piss out of him behind his back.
Probably best thing that happen to him this year. Took him afterschool for a couple of chats and discovered he was up till 3am studying everynight and literally spent all weekend studying without leaving house.
In effect he was wired off his head and on verge of a breakdown. I made out studying timetable for him to follow for all subjects. He struggled to get his head around the fact that sometimes less is more. He thought that the more he studied the better he would do.
I would touch base regularly during the year to make sure he was staying on track. He had some low points as socially he struggled alot and did not have many peers to shoot the breeze with.
He hopes to be a lawyer. If every kid had his apllication, my job would be much easier. I would be proud to have a kid like him.
People who think conditions like these do not exist are very naive.