By Nicola Lathey,
In 1994 I went to Sri Lanka for a year to work as an English Teacher, and Mahendra was a student in one of my classes; he was 11 and I was 18. His family were lovely and they took us (me and other teachers) under their wing while we were there. Fast forward 16 …
By Nicola Lathey,
As I write I am sitting in an International Conference for children with Developmental Disorders in Hanoi. I’ve just delivered my presentation on ‘Evidence based interventions for children with Autism used in the UK’ and now it’s now time to party because Jo, a good friend of mine from the UK, will arrive at the …
By Nicola Lathey,
There’s no where in the world that the word ‘craziness’ is more apt than here in HCMC, Vietnam 🇻🇳. It is a completely crazy yet wonderful place, and we as the Owl Centre therapists are very lucky to provide training here on a regular basis. Are you sitting comfortably and I’ll tell you how it …
By Nicola Lathey,
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a Health Evidence Synthesis report this week that has gathered evidence from a wide range of studies showing arts being beneficial to health. The WHO report suggests that all forms of art including visual arts, performing arts, literature etc. could be helpful in providing support in treatment and prevention of …
By Nicola Lathey,
Leading organisations have come together to urge the Government to do more to improve support for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) Coordinated by I CAN, the children’s charity, and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), the coalition of over 60 organisations has sent an open letter to the …
- A Problem Shared is a Problem HalvedJanuary 7, 2020
Attending a comical conference in Hanoi for children with Developmental DisordersNovember 28, 2019- CrazinessNovember 27, 2019