Mums in the Wood is very pleased to introduce Handy Spelling Products which have been designed to remove some of the anxiety that many dyslexics/poor spellers feel on a daily basis about writing in front of their peers. Sally and her partner Maggie aim to do this by stuffing their pencil cases with ‘handy’ stationery […]
NEW AWARD-WINNING STATIONERY THAT SUPPORTS LITERACY by Sally Ashcroft. Read More »
Valerie Davis 34 Belsize Avenue NW3 4AH Telephone: 0207 794 4492 Email: valeriedavisep@aol.com Hannah Abrahams 31 Gurney Drive, London, N2 0DF Telephone: 07870 621 258 Email: hannahabrahamsep@gmail.com Annie Mitchell Email: annie@anniemitchellep.co.uk Marion Rushbrook 28 Cholmeley Lodge N6 5EN Telephone: 0208 340 1223 Email: Marion.rushbrook@btinternet.com Katherine Sharkey Telephone: 0797 622 4240 Email: Katherine.sharkey@ntlworld.com The Bloomfield Learning Centre 66
Little Buddha Yoga, set up by Sophie Purvis, offers private yoga classes to children, teenagers and those with special needs in the child’s home, in North West London. The classes can be one-to-one or provided there is space in the child’s home, they can be group or family classes. Yoga not only supports the physical development
Pauline is a Neurodevelopmentalist and a certified trainer in Auditory Integration Training (AIT) and Lightwave Stimulation (LWS). She regularly gives presentations at home and abroad and has developed a number of training programmes for parents and Health and Educational professionals. The Sound Learning Centre also provides Outreach Programmes for assessments and treatments. With a background
Sally Ashcroft is a qualified dyslexia assessor and tutor and provides support for children with literacy and working memory difficulties in the Hampstead area. She has been Senco of St Christopher’s school in Belsize Park and a governor in charge of SEN provision at Fitzjohn’s Primary. She has had a long-term interest in
Working memory and its impact on children’s development and behaviour by Sally Ashcroft Read More »
Abingdon House School Website: http://www.abingdonhouseschool.co.uk/ Head teacher: Mr Roy English Admission: It is important to note that the school does not require a Statement nor does it require an Educational Health Care Plan for purposes of admission. Suitability of a child for admission is based on a multi-disciplinary assessment conducted over one or two days. This also
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The Minnesota Council for the gifted and talented, has published an excellent table setting out the similarities and differences between a gifted child and a child with Asperger’s syndrome. It is worth remembering that the two are sometimes intertwined and it is often difficult to distinguish one from the other. This table goes someway towards
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Lauren Rosenberg uses a technique called the Emotional Freedom Therapy. The alternative therapy uses a tapping technique whereby the pressure points are tapped while repeating certain words or phrases over and over again. Mrs Rosenberg explains how the tapping works, i.e. by freeing energy that becomes trapped within the body when anxiety and stress levels
Acupuncture without needles by phobia expert Lauren Rosenberg Read More »
Autistic Spectrum Disorder “(ASD)” are three words that are fairly common place these days especially in relation to children and it seems that more children than ever are being diagnosed as having some sort of symptom or characteristic of ASD. Although many children and adults are diagnosed, the articles listed here, will focus on the issues that
By Anon A meeting was held quite far from earth, “It’s time again for another birth.” Said the angels to the Lord above, “This special child will need much love.” “Their progress may be very slow, Accomplishments they may not show. And they’ll require extra care From the folks they meet down there.” “They may
