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		<title>New perspectives on many learning difficulties and further insights into Autism</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The publication of &#8220;Bridges to Success &#8211; how to Transform Learning Difficulties&#8221; is doing what I hoped it would &#8211; giving people a different perspective on learning difficulties and teaching whole families new skills to improve some of the symptoms, whilst treasuring the &#8230; <a href="http://olivehickmott.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/new-perspectives-on-many-learning-difficulties-and-further-insights-into-autism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olivehickmott.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14776923&amp;post=517&amp;subd=olivehickmott&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is the paradigm of learning difficulties shifting?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olivehickmott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[concentration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dyslexia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning dufficulties]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[People have been connected into the old paradigm which really doesn’t match who people are today, in this highly visual creative world.  The old paradigm is connected to a deficit, finding some or all of spelling, reading, concentration, organisation, short &#8230; <a href="http://olivehickmott.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/is-the-paradigm-learning-difficulties-shifting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olivehickmott.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14776923&amp;post=542&amp;subd=olivehickmott&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reduce stress in your family over half term</title>
		<link>http://olivehickmott.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/reduce-stress-in-your-family-over-half-term/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olivehickmott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bedford]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reduce the stress of homework and make learning muuuuuch easier. In just one day the whole family can improve literacy, numeracy and Dyslexia &#8211; yes, in just one day. “Now You Can Help Your Teenager or Young Adult Free Themselves &#8230; <a href="http://olivehickmott.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/reduce-stress-in-your-family-over-half-term/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olivehickmott.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14776923&amp;post=536&amp;subd=olivehickmott&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>For all my followers with Autism, Aspergers, ADHD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you know about grounding. Everyone can be grounded or ungrounded and most people have choice. It seems that many with special needs especially Autism, Aspergers and ADHD are very ungrounded almost permanently. This discovery has come from years &#8230; <a href="http://olivehickmott.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/for-all-my-followers-with-autism-aspergers-adhd/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olivehickmott.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14776923&amp;post=530&amp;subd=olivehickmott&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Ageing</title>
		<link>http://olivehickmott.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/healthy-ageing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olivehickmott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diana Kingham (www.optimiseyourlife.co.uk) and Olive Hickmott (www.empoweringhealth.co.uk) are doing a joint presentation on Wednesday 1st February in Harpenden. Diana is talking about reversing the ageing process and Olive is providing tips for carers of those with Dementia or Alzheimer&#8217;s, that &#8230; <a href="http://olivehickmott.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/healthy-ageing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olivehickmott.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14776923&amp;post=531&amp;subd=olivehickmott&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Attention North London: find out just how easy literacy can be with a new skill</title>
		<link>http://olivehickmott.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/attention-north-london-find-out-just-how-easy-literacy-can-be-with-a-new-skill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olivehickmott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Mum, why didn’t someone tell me that the smart kids at school could ‘see’ words and that they didn’t move?” “Darling, I am so sorry, neither the teachers nor I realised that you didn’t ‘see’ words.  Children never get asked this basic question.  Nobody taught me &#8230; <a href="http://olivehickmott.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/attention-north-london-find-out-just-how-easy-literacy-can-be-with-a-new-skill/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olivehickmott.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14776923&amp;post=527&amp;subd=olivehickmott&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The benefits of dyslexia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olivehickmott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I belive that dyslexia is a combination of exceptional skills and often debilitating symptoms.  The good news is that you can learn skills to overcome the symptoms and enjoy the skills.  I have posted here a list of some of &#8230; <a href="http://olivehickmott.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/the-benefits-of-dyslexia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olivehickmott.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14776923&amp;post=519&amp;subd=olivehickmott&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Even lego helps Dyslexic children</title>
		<link>http://olivehickmott.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/even-lego-helps-dyslexic-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olivehickmott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And why is this so.  Child goes from bottom of the class to top of the class.  And what is he doing?  Answer: Visualising words. Great more proof that visualising words works and is an essential skill everyone can do, &#8230; <a href="http://olivehickmott.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/even-lego-helps-dyslexic-children/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olivehickmott.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14776923&amp;post=511&amp;subd=olivehickmott&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Energise your Medical Practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olivehickmott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reduce costs, save time and improve the patient experience. Our workshops are tailored for the medical profession, where time is very short and many would like to empower their patients to take more responsibility for improving their own health. The &#8230; <a href="http://olivehickmott.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/energise-your-medical-practice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olivehickmott.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14776923&amp;post=505&amp;subd=olivehickmott&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mercury and Autism &#8211; a question for feedback</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olivehickmott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whilst researching some simple skills we can teach autistic people to help them change any debilitating symptoms, we were asked about mercury as a number of children seem to have high levels of toxins.  It is possible that when children are ungrounded, &#8230; <a href="http://olivehickmott.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/mercury-and-autism-a-question-for-feedback/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olivehickmott.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14776923&amp;post=498&amp;subd=olivehickmott&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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