Understanding through our Children’s Eyes
Navigating the world can be really tough for kids with ADHD and dyslexia. Learning is hard — often really, really hard. Everything can seem scary, painful, and just too difficult to handle.
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Tag: emotions and dyslexia
Thoughts without Words
When I think to myself I do not think with an inner dialogue. My thoughts don’t sound like words until I translate them. When I want to talk or write, I have to slow down to do it.
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Do you have Test Anxiety?
Test Anxiety can have a serious negative impact on your performance. But at the same time, feeling a bit nervous before a test is normal. So, at what point should you really start taking it seriously?
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Dyslexia’s Ongoing Impact in Adulthood
Explaining dyslexia is often done by focusing only on the dyslexic person. But understanding the role of the social environment is important because it makes us realize that we are not the problem.
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Resiliency, Mental Health & Dyslexia
Good mental health is often linked to being resilient. Resiliency is the ability to bounce back from difficult life experiences
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Breaking the Procrastination Cycle
If you have ADHD or dyslexia, you may be familiar with the struggle. Procrastination seems to be common in neurodiverse
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Making Better Choices
It’s a common feature of the primary school classroom. The behavior chart on the wall, with children’s names on pegs.
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Frustration!
Imagine this scenario: A 7-year-old with fine motor difficulties wakes up in the morning. He struggles to dress, because the clothes he wants to wear have buttons that are too small.
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Dyslexics Feel More!
Researchers working with children found that we dyslexics seem to be highly sensitive and attuned to our social environment. This can be a strength, a benefit of having dyslexia; however, this might also be the reason why we are more prone to feelings of anxiety or sadness.
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Types of Dyslexics – Combined Learning Differences (Part 2)
A look at the overlap among dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD (inattentive type), ASD, and ODD.
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Types of Dyslexics – Combined Learning Differences
Are you sure you’re just dyslexic? Studies show that over 62% of dyslexics have a combination of different learning differences.
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The Emotional Wiring of the Dyslexic Brain
Brain researchers recently explored whether dyslexic children had stronger emotional reactions than non-dyslexic children.
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