by Julia Eggles | Dec 10, 2017 | Attention, Calming & Organization, Executive Function
Does the sound and look of chewing gum irritate you? I have to admit, it’s not the prettiest of actions – but for those struggling against fatigue, inattention and anxiety, it can be very helpful and worth overlooking the irritation it can cause the...
by Julia Eggles | Sep 11, 2017 | Attention, blog, Executive Function, Following Directions, Memory, Reading, videos
If you have a child or adolescent who struggles with: reading and re-reading text – they’re really having a hard with absorbing and comprehending it struggling with mental mathematics following complex directions you’re getting reports of them being...
by Julia Eggles | Apr 29, 2017 | blog, Fine Motor & Writing, videos
Research is clear that the best way to develop writing skills is with frequent practice. While many children naturally seek out writing and practise for the sheer fun of mastery, some don’t. What can you do to motivate children to practise writing correctly? In...
by Julia Eggles | Apr 20, 2017 | blog, Executive Function, Fine Motor & Writing, Mathematics, Speech & Language
Who ever said that learning science had to be solemn and serious never talked to Albert Einstein – he is quoted as saying “Play is the highest form of research.” That being the case then, the playground is the child’s laboratory where they routinely ask...
by Julia Eggles | Mar 20, 2017 | blog, Executive Function, General
All types of therapy and education for that matter rely on a characteristic of the human brain that has only recently emerged as a lifelong ability or process – neural plasticity. Although there is still some resistance in some quarters to the idea that the brain can...