Many parents of children in primary school tell me, “My child can read, but when they see a long word, they freeze.”

It is not surprising to hear over time, these children may begin to avoid reading aloud, skip unfamiliar words

While dyslexia is often thought of as a language-based problem in which speed, auditory processing, and working memory affect academic performance, there are other factors to consider that many parents don't think about.

Parents often ask me whether their child is reading at the “right” speed. Some children read accurately but very slowly, others rush through text with little understanding, and many become anxious or fatigued when asked to read aloud.

When most people hear the word dyslexia, they think of difficulties with reading and spelling. But there’s often something else at play: working memory.

Is your child bright and creative but still struggles to copy text or spell correctly? It may not be laziness, eye tracking challenges and unintegrated reflexes could be to blame. Learn how to spot the signs and what developmental therapies can do to help.

Many parents ask if children diagnosed with dyslexia and dysgraphia will eventually outgrow these learning differences. While these conditions don’t disappear, early intervention, therapy, and assistive technologies can help children build skills, adapt, and thrive through school and beyond.

In an early conversation with the father of one of my students, he mentioned that his son, James, always wanted things to be perfect. Perfectionism was a crippling trait for James, who suffered from several co-existing conditions of; dyscalculia, dyslexia and developmental coordination disorder (DCD).

Does your child seem to do everything at half the speed of their peers? From daydreaming to struggling with handwriting or reading, slow processing speed might be to blame. Discover what’s behind the delays and how innovative tools like Interactive Metronome® can help your child catch up.

A 14-year-old student struggling academically due to working memory deficits saw remarkable improvement after COGMED training. Targeted working memory exercises help children focus, retain information, and build confidence.

England’s Euros 2024 defeat highlights how strong emotions can challenge rational thinking. For children with neurodiversity, harnessing emotions positively is key to achieving their goals and building success.

AI tools are reshaping how we support students with dyslexia. From thought organisation to spelling correction, technologies like ChatGPT offer new ways to assist neurodivergent learners when used thoughtfully. But is it a solution or a support?

While issues with handwriting are certainly considered when it comes to diagnosing dyslexia, they are not actually key indicators themselves. Letter or number reversals can occur for a number of different reasons, and concerned parents should look elsewhere for signs of dyslexia in their children.

Many individuals with dyslexia often continue to struggle because of a weak working memory, even long after good literacy skills have been established. So, in a busy work environment that is increasingly flooded with information, professionals need to stay on track, prioritise activities and overcome the constant distractions that slow productivity.

A rainy day in London last December 2022 reminded me of the journey I took to get where I am now in a very unexpected way. My worries just kept on snowballing out of control. I was terrible at spelling. I knew it, my assistant knew it, and the whole architecture studio I worked in knew 'spelling' was not my thing. I was a designer, not a wordsmith.

For a long time, dyslexia/neurodivergence was poorly understood in education, and only seen in terms of the challenges it created for both those in more old-fashioned schools and those trying to teach them with outdated methods. It can be called many things: being easily distracted, having poor executive function skills or having poor working memory.

Is your happy, curious child dreading school but thriving on weekends? If you suspect a learning difficulty like dyslexia but can’t get a diagnosis yet, this blog is for you. Learn how to support your child at home with simple, powerful strategies that boost confidence, build cognitive skills like working memory, and make learning joyful again.

Many children don’t settle on a dominant handwriting hand by age 5, but persistent uncertainty can cause confusion and delays. In this blog, we explore how reflex integration, bilateral coordination, and therapeutic tools like bal‑a‑vis‑x can gently guide your child toward confident handwriting and motor control.

Punctuation and reading rhythm don’t come naturally to every child. Learn how movement-based methods like bal-a-vis-x can improve coordination, comprehension and language fluency.

Is your child at risk of having dyslexia? Are you worried they are falling behind at school? Being concerned about academic progress due to possible dyslexia or neurodivergance is something we pay special attention to.

What sort of therapist can help my undiagnosed child? If you are a parent looking for help for your child who dislikes the idea of studying or school work, you need to know what alternatives there are to tutoring.