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.

Program Your Chakras for Turbulent Times

Posted on November 27, 2022 by olivehickmott

I have worked with, supported and learned so much from Art over more than 15 years, this programme will be great; sign up now. A message from Art: The Program Your Chakras for Turbulent Times , starts Monday. From my heart, I … Continue reading →

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Neurodiversity Superpowers, Olive Hickmott talks with Michael Whitehouse

Posted on November 8, 2022 by olivehickmott

Neurodiversity superpowers, does every child have them? Continue reading →

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Understanding typical ADHD symptoms

Posted on November 3, 2022 by olivehickmott

Does your ADHDer ever zone out? This simple inspirational 4-minute video: https://youtu.be/qGM38829HBE will help you to realise how to control your mental imagery/internal chatter, reducing sensory overload. So have we got ADHD the wrong way around?   In this video, you … Continue reading →

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Is your school having to cutback on SEN Support?

Posted on October 29, 2022 by olivehickmott

Schools are having to cutback, there is support available. Continue reading →

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Recovering the Lost Art of Visual Learning

Posted on October 19, 2022 by olivehickmott

Would you like to help your child make literacy so much easier? Having a phonics only strategy in school, disadvantages the creative, imaginative children, who have a wealth of visual thinking skills, especially when young, such as problem solving, curiosity, … Continue reading →

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“Is the education system screening out visual thinkers?”

Posted on October 17, 2022 by olivehickmott

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Happy Parent = Happy Child, Nov 5th-6th

Posted on October 14, 2022 by olivehickmott

A brilliant on-line summit for every parent, with 20 excellent speakers, here for you to enjoy. Parents are children’s first educators and the main role models that determine their thinking and behaviour for the years to come. There are so … Continue reading →

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Free virtual retreat just for Mums!

Posted on October 12, 2022 by olivehickmott

When was the last time you did something just for you? When was the last time you even put yourself on your own priority list? never mind at the TOP of that list! I wanted to be the first to … Continue reading →

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Are you thinking of having your child assessed for Dyslexia?

Posted on October 3, 2022 by olivehickmott

Before you spend £100s on a formal assessment, and maybe wait weeks, check whether your child is a visual learner, e.g. are they good at lego, creativity, problem solving, memory, etc. If they have visual thinking skills and haven’t learnt … Continue reading →

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Time to celebrate creative visual thinkers.

Posted on October 1, 2022 by olivehickmott

Creative, imaginative children may think differently ………. we should celebrate that they have simply retained the visual skills they were born with…….we all need to understand how they learn visually and learn from them….there is nothing wrong with them. Anyone … Continue reading →

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