My child used to be so good at maths. What happened?
This is a question I get asked fairly regularly by worried parents of kids, usually in Year 2 or 3. And I start by checking…
How to improve the lives of people with dementia in long term care: applying Montessori principles
No-one wants to end up in a prison-like nursing home, but some of us will. And, although it’s not always polite to raise the issue,…
Hungry Like The Wolf: How I help adult clients decide on speech therapy goals that matter (to them)
And now for something completely different. Sometimes you read a research paper that blows your mind and changes your whole clinical approach to helping people…
“You know, um, veniculars-like, thingies you look through to see far away stuff. I don’t know!”: How to help school-aged kids to find their words
All of us forget the names of things occasionally. But, as with many adults with aphasia, some children have serious problems finding words. Major word-finding…
Learn to love being stuck in traffic with your kids: here’s how
If, like me, you live in a city with limited public transport and terrible roads, you’ll spend lots of time in the car with your…