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The Ableist Lenses

The Ableist Lenses: When Neurotypical Paradigms Fail Neurodivergent Individuals Society is built on a collection of norms and conventions. The …

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The most powerful parenting technique

The most powerful parenting technique? Listening! Just listen to them. The second most powerful strategy is getting curious. Is it …

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Educational Trauma

Educational trauma is not only experienced by children. I argue that numerous parents are traumatised by the same educational organisations …

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The rapid development of technology

The rapid development of technology forces societies to adapt quickly to evolving technologies and to re-evaluate and reflect on the …

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So I Did

And they did. Twenty thousand negatives comments by the time I was twelve. Those convinced me I was, in fact …

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I see ghosts — of students — passed

If I knew then what I know now how many lives could have been changed for the better… Hindsight can …

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She can’t have ADHD

When I was a kid I was pretty good at day-dreaming. In primary school I would stare into space as …

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Be the Spark that Ignites the Flame

More than ever before in our history — as a community, a civilisation, indeed as a species — we need …

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May you never forget the milk again!

Use this chunking memory technique to learn lists!

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Sensational start to school.

The once-complex task of driving a car only again becomes complicated when we have to teach our own children to …

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How to Build resilience 101

Encouraging growth. Encouraging learning! “This growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can …

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