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.

Made by Dyslexia – Dyslexia Awareness

Posted on October 17, 2020

Made by Dyslexia has done a great job bringing together excellent material called Connect the Spots to inspire people to be more optimistic about Dyslexia – but we have to remember that this is a great challenge and very worthwhile … Continue reading →

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ADHD / Dyslexia Awareness month starts today – here are 3 secrets

Posted on September 30, 2020

To start our month of great Dyslexia and ADHD success stories, I want to give you the 3 secrets we have discovered to significantly address poor literacy, inattention, impulsivity, hyperactivity, drowsiness, irritability and low self-esteem. These will be demonstrated with … Continue reading →

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Learning to thrive with Dyslexia / ADHD.

Posted on September 28, 2020

Great stories of success for many ex-struggling learners. Tune into my YouTube channel, posted at 11am every day during October. Maximun of 5 mins each. October is ADHD awareness month plus Dyslexia awareness week is 5-11th. Empowering Learning is contributing … Continue reading →

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The Role of Mental Imagery in Learning, for Dyslexia and ADHD

Posted on September 26, 2020

I am delighted to be running a webinar for The Bell House on Monday 28th September 2020, 7pm. Find out more about how to Alleviate and prevent much of the confusion that threatens to overwhelm students with dyslexia and / … Continue reading →

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The Guardian piece on Dyslexia Wars 16.9.2020

Posted on September 19, 2020

Children are not discovering an essential skill for learning. In response to the piece, on Dyslexia Wars in the Guardian on 19.6.2020, there is still no appreciation that not all children learn in the same way.   Bright, creative, imaginative children … Continue reading →

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Recover your Energy for FREE

Posted on September 6, 2020

Has Covid-19 left you feeling exhausted and drained of energy? Some people may just be exhausted as a result of the lock-down. These recordings may really help you. Recover your energy was originally written for those with Chronic Fatigue or … Continue reading →

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School’s Out……

Posted on August 26, 2020

I had the pleasure of meeting Naomi Fisher on-line at a recent conference entitled “Freedom to Learn 2020”. Her presentation was fascinating, considering the arguments and research for self-directed education. Much of what she said is covered in this article … Continue reading →

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What is Grounding, why is it so important and what’s the connection with Learning and breathing

Posted on August 3, 2020

Listen to this brief 20 mins recording: https://youtu.be/TQ7xB8Mgn08 Grounding is something that many people don’t know about and why it is so important for learning and so much more. This session will explain what grounding is, in answer to those … Continue reading →

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Would you like your child to really enjoy reading?

Posted on July 29, 2020

Do you have a bookworm in the house? This child is just loving completing a David Walliams book in 24 hours. We know that children who are fluent readers like this have: * mastered holding thousands of words in their … Continue reading →

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A reformed Dyslexic – growing up in the dark

Posted on July 24, 2020

Reprinted from Chapter 2: The Elephants in the Classroom – uncovering every student’s natural power of mental imagery to enhance learning My real passion is to alleviate and prevent much of the confusion that threatens to overwhelm students. Teachers and … Continue reading →

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