by Suzanne Cresswell | May 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Children with learning disabilities can seem very impatient at times. When so much is beyond their control, particularly lately, our children may seem to “dig in” at the most inconvenient of times. Children are asserting their will, where they can. For this reason,...
by Suzanne Cresswell | Apr 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Being at home is often a place of relief for exhausted teachers. We OTs sometimes worry that your stress levels make it hard to let go of at-work pressures. As school OTs, we see how hard teachers work to make a difference in the lives of their students. Now with...
by Suzanne Cresswell | Apr 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Printing is one of those things that parents and teachers tend to put into the “just try harder” category. The thought is that more practice is needed. However, most unique learners who are struggling with printing have a physiological reason for their...
by Suzanne Cresswell | Mar 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Boredom comes in many forms. Sometimes children with learning disabilities are bored because they have “nothing to do”. Other times, children with learning disabilities are bored because they aren’t engaged in the activity that they are expected to participate in. But...
by Suzanne Cresswell | Mar 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Many unique learners experience a sense of shame because they aren’t like others. They think that because they struggle academically, they must not be as smart as their peers. Their self-concept is skewed by this inaccurate self-assessment. The truth is, unique...
