This blog follows Christine's experience of being a highly educated woman with dyslexia navigating abuse and parenthood. Her journey shows how misunderstood dyslexia can lead to deep anxiety and how the right support can rebuild memory and confidence

I am the first to admit I am not the biggest football fan. After the allocated 90 minutes of play and no overall winner, I blurted out “oh! they will go into 'overtime!’” My child's eyes rolled, and my family corrected me to 'NOooo! EXTRA TIME!'

Does your child have problems with finding homework, talking out of turn, or temper tantrums? He may have executive functioning problems. These skills help us manage daily life and deficiencies can lead to underachievement if not treated.

Many children with dyslexia, dyspraxia or ADHD find high-frequency spellings difficult to retain. This blog shares a proven two-step approach using Stareway to Spelling and Cogmed Working Memory Training to strengthen visual recall and finally make spelling stick.

An honest reflection from an adult with undiagnosed dyslexia and ADHD, revealing how focus issues shaped his life and how practical strategies and mindset shifts helped him overcome them.

Jamie Oliver’s creative approach to cooking shows how dyslexic minds think differently. Many dyslexic learners thrive when their strengths are nurtured through intuition and creativity rather than structure.

Some children learn better when doing a practical thing, rather than thinking deeply or reading about it. The act of ‘doing’ helps some children remember the task at hand.

As one of those individuals who always felt at fault, continually trying to improve and iron out flaws, it was somewhat ironic that my so-called defects, dyslexia and all the issues that surround this diagnosis, were the thing that made me unique in the first place.

Do you write with your left or right hand? This is a preference your brain and body has decided is the strongest for this particular task, it is your 'dominant hand'.

I was watching one of my students write the other day, and noticed countless problems with her seated position, her pencil grip, and how she was obscuring the sentence with her hand as she wrote. The effort was enormous on her part.