21 May How to Love Someone with Dyslexia
Love is different for everyone, and yet it is something we all desire. Each person is different and unique in their own way. Sometimes it is easy to love someone, and other times it can...
14 May How Does Dyslexia Impact Learning Strategies and Study Approaches in Post-secondary Students?
Dyslexia is a lifelong learning disability. Often diagnosed in childhood, children with dyslexia have substantial difficulty with reading in comparison to their peers. In adulthood, these reading difficulties may persist. Little is known about how...
11 May [Video] TEDTalk -The True Gifts of a Dyslexic Brain
Advocate and educator Dean Bragonier offer people his insight into Dyslexia in this Ted Talk. By explaining the history and understanding of the Dyslexia brain, Dean reframes a perceived weakness into the superpower of these...
07 May What is a Dyslexic Brain?
Dyslexia is classified as a learning disability that affects an individual’s ability to read, spell, write, and speak. It is often known for causing poor reading skills. A key sign of dyslexia is trouble decoding...
30 Apr [Video] TEDTalk – Failing at Normal: An ADHD Success Story
Jessica McCabe is an adult who struggled with ADHD as a child into her adulthood. After battling the impacts of ADHD in her own life, she became an ADHD educator to help people living with...
26 Apr Why Some Children Struggle to Learn Fractions
Learning fractions is an important mathematical skill. We use fractions in professions such as life sciences and auto-mechanics, as well as everyday life for quantifying parts of a whole. However, many elementary and middle school-aged...
21 Apr How Does ADHD Impact Friendships in Children?
ADHD impacts people throughout their lifespan. For children, ADHD can cause a child to have difficulty focusing during class, keeping track of assignments and their due dates, blurt out responses to questions before they have...
07 Apr Which Cognitive Training Method is Best For My Client with Alzheimer’s Disease?
Addressing cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients is a common concern of activity directors, occupational therapists, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, and other clinical professionals working with this patient demographic. Alzheimer’s disease is caused by the build of...
18 Nov [Video] TEDTalk – What You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
Preventative health involves manageable changes that people can implement into their everyday lives. Some ways people can actively prevent Alzheimer’s disease include proper sleep hygiene, getting enough physical activity, and eating a diet that is...
16 Nov 3 Ways SLPs Are Involved In Alzheimer’s Disease Care
Alzheimer’s disease is a debilitating neurological disease that occurs when plaques build up within the brain tissue. As the disease progresses, cognitive function declines. While SLPs are traditionally thought to work with only speech and...