Beyond Blue is an amazing Australian website filled with practical advice and solutions for children, teens and adults struggling with anxiety and depression. Here is a link below to their page on Youth. If you believe your child’s needs some assistance in this area please seek help early. Speak to your medical doctor. You may… Read More »

Here are some indicators for adults with dyslexia. You may not have all of these traits and some of your traits may not be listed, but no doubt you will see some similarities. At work, do you Work at a job that won’t emphasise your literacy difficulties or where you aren’t required to read and… Read More »

Strengths of Dyslexia When someone mentions the word “Dyslexia” people usually think of someone who finds it hard to read and spell, reverses their letters, are disorganised or forgetful. What they don’t think about are the advantages that dyslexics have over non-dyslexics Specific Strengths Research has highlighted some positive aspects to being dyslexic: Great at… Read More »

The following are symptoms of dyslexia. A person does not have to have all symptoms to be dyslexic and likewise a person having one or two of these symptoms isn’t necessarily dyslexic. I have ordered the symptoms into ages to help you relate to difficulties you may have experienced when you were younger. However symptoms… Read More »

The Dyslexia-Stress-Anxiety Connection Implications for Academic Performance and Social Interactions What is stress? Stress is the reaction of the body and brain to situations that put us in harm’s way. The stressor may be a physical threat (e.g., a baseball coming quickly toward you) or a psychological threat (e.g., a worry or fear that you… Read More »