Author Archives: olivehickmott

About olivehickmott

I am a Forensic Learning coach, showing people how they can improve their own learning and change their health. Working with creative neurodivergent students is a joy, as they learn new skills to overcome many of their learning challenges.

Visual Thinking 101_28 Literacy from the Inside Out

Posted on March 22, 2023 by olivehickmott

Have you ever wondered why you and your children find literacy so hard and maybe they get diagnosed as Dyslexic. It’s just a missing skill that can be taught in minutes. Do listen to this short 5 min video to … Continue reading →

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An inspiration: neurodiversity from the inside out

Posted on March 21, 2023 by olivehickmott

When I think about Neurodiversity, I think about my school days and the school days others have experienced, just not understanding why they find school so difficult. I was lucky to find the secret to how visual thinkers overcome literacy … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking 101_27 blogs later, you must have questions!

Posted on March 19, 2023 by olivehickmott

All year I have been doing blogs about Visual thinking: extoling its merits, explaining the challenges and celebrating success. I am sure you must have questions by now, if not just read a few of them and I am sure … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking 101_26 4-year-old creative geniuses

Posted on March 6, 2023 by olivehickmott

Many people have asked me about the statistic that 98% of 4 year-olds are creative geniuses and only 2% f adults are. This comes from some research done by Dr. George Land for NASA. In 1968, George Land conducted a research … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking 101_25 So OFSTED doesn’t value visual thinking skills

Posted on March 5, 2023 by olivehickmott

I am even more bewildered today with this government contradiction. Our Prime Minister talks about wanting to promote creativity, innovation, problem-solving skills etc. At the same time, Lee Owston, Acting National Director of Education, at Ofsted, writes about the importance … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking 101_24 A new SEN policy, but…..

Posted on March 4, 2023 by olivehickmott

So the government in the UK has finally published a log-awaited SEN policy: Transformational reform begins for children and young people with SEND. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/transformational-reform-begins-for-children-and-young-people-with-send It talks of millions being spent on more SEND schools, to cope with the large numbers … Continue reading →

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Love to Learn

Posted on February 12, 2023 by olivehickmott

Do join me on the FREE Love to Learn Conference, where I am really delighted to be speaking. http://www.studywithjessy.today/Olive My name is Olive Hickmott, I am a health and learning coach, specialising in working with neurodivergent students. I would be … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking 101_23 How we could eliminate Dyslexia and keep the visual skills

Posted on January 31, 2023 by olivehickmott

I am delighted to be speaking at the ANLP International Conference in May 2023. You will learn how developing natural visual skills can eliminate Dyslexia for many of our create imaginative young people. After helping Dyslexics improve their literacy and … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking 101_22 Have you heard about mental imagery and ADHD

Posted on January 30, 2023 by olivehickmott

People with ADHD often have very fast moving mental images, their brain runs like a Ferrari, without any breaks. This is great for mental gymnastics, making high speed connections between various facts and all manner of clever stuff. The only … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking 101_21 OFSTED’s reading report

Posted on January 22, 2023 by olivehickmott

Last November OFSTED published their research “Now the whole school is reading: supporting struggling readers in secondary school”. The introduction states, “Each year, around one-quarter of 11-year-olds do not reach the expected standards in reading at the end of their … Continue reading →

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