A spelling test is one of those big things at school that almost all dyspraxics and dyslexics dread. Our neurodiverse kids just do not process information in an ordered way so remembering the order of certain letters? Forget it! But there are some methods that can improve spelling skills, and it’s definitely one of […]
Why Your DCD Child Fidgets (and Why You Should Let Them!)
View image | gettyimages.com “Can you sit still for five minutes!” “Why are you fidgeting?” “Can you stop that please, and listen!” We’ve probably used all these, and more, as the dyspraxia kid fiddles with their pen, rocks back and forth on their chair, taps their foot, or wriggles in their seat. Annoying isn’t it? […]
How Does the Mind of a Dyspraxic Child Work?
#90797751 / gettyimages.com “I Can’t Help it! It’s Just the Way My Brain Works!” Sometimes it’s difficult for us to understand just what goes through the mind of a dyspraxic child and how their brain works. We know we have to be patient, that they can’t help their handwriting/memory/falling over and bumping into things because […]
Best Omega 3 for Kids’ Concentration
#459948603 / gettyimages.com Just last year, Science Daily reported on a study conducted by the University of Oxford, which found that “children’s blood levels of omega-3 (DHA) ‘significantly predicted’ how well they were able to concentrate and learn.” Well, I don’t have to tell you about dyspraxic children and their lack of concentration skills, so it stands […]