I get that question quite a lot, especially before an initial assessment, when a parent (usually mum) wants to protect her child from finding out that there may be 'something wrong' with them. They may ask me to not mention the 'D'-word or to make...
Does it happen to you too, that you catch yourself talking harshly to your child without even being aware of it? It almost seems like someone else is speaking - or is it? I sometimes think I am hearing my mother. And I am lucky enough to have a mum...
Time is sometimes an issue for People with Dyslexia A lovely young client had some issues in realizing how much free time he actually has - complaining that he is always working or doing homework, when his mother came up with this great idea to...
More love and logic - well, it may be almost an hour of listening, but if you need it, it's not long enough, otherwise you won't listen anyway. Many parents find it hard to set boundaries, especially if they have children with special needs,...
Whether you are Asperger, Autistic, or dyslexic - this article and these points will make sense to you. More and more we realize, that being happy has nothing to do with being 'normal'...as being 'normal' has become quite a depressing picture,...
In the Dyslexia world we often talk about goals, what our clients and their parents want to achieve or change in the year, where they decide to go on their journey to correct dyslexia. Goals are important. They are the ones that pull us towards an...
Of course there is a lot of talk nowadays about how gifted many dyslexics are, but there are still thousands of them out there, in classrooms and boardrooms, hiding their inabilities to read and feeling anything but smart, gifted or talented. Ron...
Does the cartoon look familiar? I have been reminded of my middle son, who had seen his big sister and older brother go off to school and finding it easy and fun. Keanu couldn't wait to be one of these kids with the school uniform, Â being one of...
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