Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has dyspraxia, a brain disorder that causes difficulty in coordination when performing certain purposeful movements and gestures. Photo Credit: Splash NewsAugust 17, 2008 (Sawf News) - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has dyspraxia, a brain disorder that causes difficulty in coordination when performing certain purposeful movements and gestures.
Radcliffe, 19, who has trouble tying his shoelaces, told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper, "I sometimes think, 'Why, oh why, has Velcro not taken off?'"
Radcliffe says the medical condition adversely affected his performance at school prompting him to opt for acting. He auditioned for the role of young David Copperfield in a BBC special, against the wishes of his mother, to bolster his confidence.
"I was having a hard time at school in terms of being crap at everything, with no discernible talent," he said.
Since then there has been no looking back for Radcliffe, who clinched the lead role of a boy wizard in Harry Potter two years later.
The disorder notwithstanding, Radcliffe performed well at school. He achieved A grades in the three AS-levels he sat for in 2006. The same year, the Sunday Times estimated his personal fortune at $28 million.
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