“Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe has divulged that he is suffering from a minor form of dyspraxia, a neurological disorder that regularly weakens coordination, and is therefore often mixed up with ineptness.

The 19-year-old actor’s representative informed Britain’s Daily Mail that Daniel Radcliffe has dyspraxia, but that the form of disease is very mild, nevertheless affecting the actor’s handwriting and capacity to tie his own shoelaces.

“Yes, Dan Radcliffe does have dyspraxia,” his rep told Britain’s Daily Mail, as quoted by E! Online. “This is something he has never hidden. Thankfully his condition is very mild and at worst manifests itself in an inability to tie his shoelaces and bad handwriting,” he added, according to the same source.

Furthermore, Daniel Radcliffe confessed that he took up acting mainly because he had difficulties in school due to the disorder he was suffering from. Although his mom was not at all enthusiastic about the idea of her son becoming an actor, she ultimately consented for him to audition for the part of young David Copperfield in a BBC special so as to raise his self-confidence. He did not say when he was diagnosed with dyspraxia, but explained that he had much trouble in school.

The “Harry Potter” star disclosed his diagnosis to the newspaper while promoting his upcoming Broadway debut in the play “Equus.” However, he was still able to joke about his condition and told the “Daily Mail”, “Why, oh why, has Velcro not taken off?”

Dyspraxia is an enduring condition that, in more serious cases, can even affect the sufferer’s motor skills and capability of dealing with stressful situations.