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Tips and Hacks

If you are Dyslexic, dyspraxic, ADHD or ASD or any combination of the above you probably have challenges with working memory. Working memory features in most diagnostic reports.
It is also likely that some of your neurological systems are organised differently, and some of those differences really don’t help you find and express your unique gifts.
Plug into the tips and hacks in this blog for ways to work efficiently despite working memory challenges, and better still understand how your neurodevelopmental differences are getting in the way and what you can do about them.

Are You Always Late?

Do you have to be really early just to be on time?

Balloon Games

Does your child bump into things?

Be The Commentator

Use play time to support language development

Beginners’ Math

How many are in the box?

Beginning Beginners’ Math

How many are under my hand?

Can’t You Just Copy It?

Does your child struggle to copy from the board?

Catch Them Being Good

When dealing with the children at home feels like a battleground

Cornstarch Dough

A fun way to work on dexterity

Display Their Artwork

Are you worried about handwriting?

Get Ready for a New Course

Don’t wait for the first lecture

How to Write About Your Art

You’ve created it and now you are asked to write about it

Individualized Reading

Do you sometimes wish you could enjoy reading?

Is Behaviour a Choice?

Or: is behaviour management the way to go?

It’s There, Look!

Why do lecturers not see the answers you put in your essay?

Listen to Me!

Does your child just not listen?

Look at Me when I’m Talking to You

Why don’t you look at me when I’m talking to you?!

Make Reading Make Sense with Fridge Magnets

Could your child enjoy reading?

Obstacle Course

Does your child find it difficult to plan and organize?

Oops Deadline (Or: Long Term Planning)

How is your time management?

Picky Eating?

A conversation with Gemma

Preparing for Standardized Tests

Is prepping for exams a challenge?

Read More Easily

When just looking at the text is exhausting

Reading: Grasp the Meaning

Do you sometimes read it and just not get it?

Reading In a Second Language

What to do when it’s tough

Reading In the Right Place

Maybe sitting at a desk doesn’t really work for you.

Recovering Your Work

Crashed, gone, lost… What to do now?

Revision Fun (1)

Trivial Pursuit

The Water Tray: Social Skills and Language

Do you wish they played more with other children?

Tracing On the Line

Is your child’s drawing all over the place?

Use Zero

Is your child learning to count? Will it help them be good at maths?

Using AI to Expand Your Vocabulary

When the material you are reading is difficult

Write Huge Letters

To help with handwriting and letter formation
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