Rare case of not needing Meds for ADHD child

Although the journey has not come to an end, I feel as though we reached a very big hilltop at our last meeting with the Consultant Paediatrician. At the start of this academic year, our son took a test with the rest of his class and scored the lowest mark. There are many factors that [...]

Maturity V Immaturity

The most amazing thing happened recently; I had my son write a few paragraphs about ‘Immaturity’ as a punishment for bad behaviour at school. In order to write the report, my son had to google his research. After he had completed his task, I then asked him to do the same for Maturity. Well what’s [...]

Auditory Processing Disorder – SEN meeting

The SEN coordinator has never given my son Cinnamon Sticks the time of day. I have had to bang on closed doors for two years. I was recently fobbed off by the SEN coordinator and told to go and see an Occupational Therapist privately. Only then could any decisions be taken as to a way [...]

Auditory Processing Disorder – How to deal with it.

Let me introduce you to Cinnamon Sticks. He recently turned eight years old. CS looks physically well, is highly intelligent, his reading is advanced and his handwriting is in keeping with age expectancy. Most adults that meet CS for the first time, do say that he is a well mannered boy, quite serious in nature [...]