Yesterday, my brother posted a few photos of my niece and nephew on their first day back at school. It took me straight back to my own school days. Once upon a time, I loved the back-to-school season. New shoes. A new uniform. A new bag. Something new. I have vivid memories of my dad
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That is not stubbornness. It is not poor parenting. And it is not something we should shame out of a person. ARFID is a feeding and eating disorder in which someone avoids certain foods or struggles to eat enough. This can affect their nutr
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For years, I carried two memories from school. The first was “Wobzanai”—the way I once misspelt my own name in my mother’s hymn book. It became a family joke. For me, it was a passing childhood mistake. But it later made me think about lear
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If reading homework regularly ends in frustration, tears or avoidance, please pause before calling the child lazy. A learner who understands a story when it is read aloud—but struggles to read the same story independently—may need closer su
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For years, I carried two memories from school. The first was “Wobzanai”—the way I once misspelt my own name in my mother’s hymn book. It became a family joke. For me, it was a passing childhood mistake. But it later made me think about lear
This week, ANM is opening up a conversation about DCD—Developmental Coordination Disorder. You may also hear it called dyspraxia. DCD affects movement and coordination. It can make ordinary things like writing, dressing, using tools, playin
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Most workplaces understand dietary requirements. Fewer understand sensory requirements. After this week’s Through My Lens article about finding comfort in an unusual combination of yoghurt and crisps, we are continuing the conversation by e
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A learner who understands a story when it is read aloud—but struggles to read the same story independently—may need closer support. Possible signs of dyslexia can include: Difficulty learning letter–sound relationships
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“I don’t know.” “I’m fine.” Silence.
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And we need to be careful with the “dyslexic strengths” story too. Some dyslexic people are creative, visual thinkers or brilliant problem-solvers. Others are not. There is no single dyslexic mind. See the person—not a neat social-media ste
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