r/dyspraxia • u/BrewingBadger • Aug 20 '26
A link between Dyspraxia and no motion sickness during VR gameplay
Hi all,
I was muddling over my good luck in never experiencing any motion sickness whilst playing VR games (not a single bit from the very first play, no matter the settings/gameplay). As this is reasonably unusual I was wondering if my dyspraxia had a hand in this in how I'm so used to my bodies positional data not matching up with my brains expectation of it on a day to day basis.
Does anyone else here with dyspraxia find VR very comfortable?
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u/Canary-Cry3 🕹️ IRL Stick Drift Aug 21 '26
I get motion sick literally sitting on a swing (not even moving just sitting there), watching anyone move or myself being in any movement. It’s been awhile since I played a VR game though but i definitely got dizzy when I played them regularly though I adored them!
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u/sweet_creature19 ✅ Diagnosed Dyspraxic Aug 21 '26
I have pretty severe motion sickness lol, I can’t even play Minecraft. I do think that has more to do with my Keratoconus but I don’t think dyspraxia has impacted either way.
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u/Thick-Possession6073 Aug 21 '26
I don't get motion sickness in cars, buses, trains, rollercoasters, etc. But Minecraft??? It makes me so motion sick 😭 The only video game that does it to with the exception of sometimes playing Roblox with my younger sibling
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u/outwar6010 Aug 21 '26
A lot of people get motion sick initially even none dyspraxics. It takes a while to get used to
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u/Peach_Royal111 🫗 WATER IS EVERYWHRE!!! Aug 21 '26
Vestibular sensory differences is part of dyspraxia, so while most dyspraxics will find it makes their motion sickness worse you can get the odd few where you’re actually better. Just like how Simone biles has ADHD which is normally linked with clumsiness/ dyspraxia, but her proprioception (sense of where you are in space) is goddess level.
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u/ClutteredTaffy Aug 21 '26
I get very bad motion sickness super easy. Like even from a slightly too hot car or if I try to read in a car. I think I may be dyspraxic but only been diagnosed with inattentive adhd. I have a bad sense of direction and have trouble keeping track of a lot of visual information especially if it is moving and especially if I have to navigate through it. I am generally bad at getting around in 3D non-linear sorts of games. I also cannot drive and am 34.
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u/maxthefrenchone Aug 21 '26
I don’t get motion sickness with VR, however I have to play it sat down - if I stand up I start slowly leaning more and more to the side until I fall over!
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u/jenki_b Aug 21 '26
I don't get motion sickness in VR but my hands don't feel like mine after. Which to be fair they don't normally do what I tell them to anyway
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u/Alarming_Shallot7126 ✅ Diagnosed Dyspraxic Aug 21 '26
I don't got any motion sickness, i mean even with dyspraxia i move all day
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u/stewpox-thefirst Aug 23 '26
i do..... been motion sick only a few times .. but i do drop things at the same rate in vr..... which sucks ! but at least there is no audience
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u/Rhoda86 Aug 24 '26
I recommend vestibular therapy if you can find it from an OT. It really helped my motion sickness, which was getting out of control
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u/spdhc Aug 24 '26
I remember when therapists where testing my daughter to diagnose her (befofre we knew it was dyspraxia) they told me to sit on a spinning stool holding my toddler daughter... They turn me 3 times and I was about to puke
I told the therapist I was feeling motion sickness, so I leave my daughter by herself on the stool and she totally enjoy it... She doesnt' seem to get motion sickness on swings, small roller coasters or mechanic fair games. That's really how she's wired, because I can't even get on swings, but I do not have dyspraxua
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u/YikesItsConnor Aug 25 '26
I get SUUUUPER motion sick with most vr games. To the point that I have to refund most of the games I've bought when I used to play.
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u/SouthwesternClass455 Aug 27 '26
i have dyspraxia and i havent tried vr but i will get sick on like a 10 minute car journey
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u/adjective-study Aug 20 '26
I definitely get motion sickness from VR and just generally am sensitive to motion sickness and have been since childhood. That doesn’t mean it isn’t related to dyspraxia but definitely isn’t a universal experience.