1st May 2021 Another new month, new beginnings and possibilities. The garden is changing everyday which I enjoy. Change? Are you a person who embraces ‘change’ or fears it? Or a bit of both, depending on the type of change? On the One Show this week there was an interesting segment presented by the author/poetContinue reading “Does change cause fear or excitement?”
Tag Archives: dyslexia awareness
Pictures and Dyslexia
24th April 2021 After a trip to my nearest IKEA store this week I have decided to dedicate this weeks post to its founder, Ingvar Kamprad. You may not have heard of him before but the company would not be the household name as it is today without him. Not only due to his entrepreneurContinue reading “Pictures and Dyslexia”
Reflect on Charity
16th April 2021 His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral will take place on Saturday 17th April at St Georges’s Chapel, in the grounds of Windsor Castle. At 3pm BST, a nationwide minute’s silence will be held. A moment to pause out of respect to The Duke and to send silent condolences to hisContinue reading “Reflect on Charity”
The funny side of Dyslexia?
1st April 2021 This post is for April Fools Day! No, its not a joke just an observation. But what are the origins of the day? I didn’t know so I looked it up and it seems no one knows for sure. There are a lot of theories as described in the CBBC Newsround article:Continue reading “The funny side of Dyslexia?”
Dyslexia in the business world
18th March 2021 This week is a busy week, ‘Neurodiversity Celebration Week’ together with the well known ‘Comic Relief day‘ tomorrow, 19th March. Lets celebrate differences and work together to help give all children a brighter future. An organisation that provides help and support is The Prince’s Trust. “We believe that every young person shouldContinue reading “Dyslexia in the business world”
Learning Lines with Dyslexia
11th March 2021 International Women’s Day was on Monday, a day I can not let pass without a formal recognition and to give a salut to all you women out there. There are many women who deserve special recognition but for now I would like to celebrate my female friends, you know who you are,Continue reading “Learning Lines with Dyslexia”
Design and Dyslexia
19th February 2021 This week I bring together the two things that interest me the most, the Dyslexic brain and beautiful thoughtful design. What do The Pompidou Centre in Paris, Lloyds Skyscraper and Millennium Dome in London, The Daimler Chrysler building in Berlin all have in common? Richard Rogers – Prize winning Architect! Born inContinue reading “Design and Dyslexia”
Dyslexia- sequencing and repeated patterns
5th February 2021 How has Childrens Mental Health Week gone for you? I hope you found some time at some point of the week to talk, slow down and reconnect. To continue, maybe have a look at a selection of books which have been chosen to build young people’s empathy https://www.empathylab.uk/2021-read-for-empathy-collections. Also to help inContinue reading “Dyslexia- sequencing and repeated patterns”
Make a World of Difference
22nd January 2021 We are in the middle of a global pandemic. When I say ‘we’ I am referring to the worlds population. During this nightmare situation one saying has been proved correct, ‘no man is an island’ (poet John Donne). Each country is part of a whole, we are all in this together. TogetherContinue reading “Make a World of Difference”
Dyslexia – two sides of a coin
16th October 2020 Friday again, hello! This week I have been looking at the two arguments of a debate (hear enough of that in the government at the moment), differing points of view, the flipside, two sides of a story etc. In dyslexia terms, the age old debate seems to continue …… To label orContinue reading “Dyslexia – two sides of a coin”
Words-and-me 