By Nicola Lathey,
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By Nicola Lathey,
Does your child sometimes miss or swap a sound in a word so it is unclear? Try not to correct your child. Instead, repeat back what they have said but model the sound clearly. So if your child says ‘it’s a tar!’ you can say ‘yes, it’s a car!’ That way your child knows you …
By Nicola Lathey,
This is what the inside of an Owl Centre therapist’s boot looks like. Fun fun fun for all the family!
By Nicola Lathey,
Children are often much more aware of their difficulties than we might assume. We have spoken to adults who have gone through therapies as a child and they let us Therapists know that they were always on to us. They know when we’re ‘testing’ them and when we’re trying to gently push them to achieve …
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 …