Tag Archives: ASD

Webinar on Wed 27.4.21 at the Bell House

Posted on April 27, 2021 by olivehickmott

Before Covid I was talking about the importance of sleep-breathing-calm for Neurodivergent students. Now the focus is on emotional wellbeing for everyone, these skills are even more valuable. I am running a webinar for The Bell House on Wednesday, just … Continue reading →

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Neurodiversity Celebration Week Continued: Hyperfocus, Drive and Energy

Posted on March 29, 2021 by olivehickmott

Hyperfocus enables EPIC students to exhibit a single-minded concentration on what they consider to be an interesting task or subject. Given an exciting project to work on, they are entirely absorbed, there is no stopping them! Hyperfocus can be a … Continue reading →

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“I wish I had known more when my child was little……”

Posted on January 24, 2021 by olivehickmott

………I could have saved so much pain for her and me. Parents often say comments like this and this picture sums it up, for me. It isn’t until they get older that it becomes easier to see what is happening. … Continue reading →

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Neurodivergent Wednesday: #2. Grounding and Learning

Posted on June 7, 2020 by olivehickmott

Listen to the brief recording here: https://youtu.be/IS3BtyW0RzA Being ungrounded when trying to learn or remember anything, looks roughly like this: loads of windows open, no structure, unable to concentrate, a bit wobbly and mounting confusion. Sound familiar? Whether you are … Continue reading →

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Neurodivergent Wednesday – exploring more

Posted on May 4, 2020 by olivehickmott

Visual skills for more Maths Now you have the basics is visualising numbers, lets explore how to use your skills for calculations, measurement (this one is great fun), doubling and halving, fractions and percentages, words that describe shapes and angles. … Continue reading →

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Is your Neurodivergent Child at Home?

Posted on March 31, 2020 by olivehickmott

Is your neurodivergent child at home and you are wondering what to do with them? Dyslexic? Dyspraxic? ADHD? ASD?  Could you use the time at home to help them develop some invaluable skills, that they are not taught in school? … Continue reading →

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Learning Differences – How to Connect the Dots: Making a Real Difference for the Next Generation

Posted on January 18, 2020 by olivehickmott

Tuesday 21st January, 2020, at the Richmond NLP group,  with Olive Hickmott and learn how children learn best Booking: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-differences-how-to-connect-the-dots-tickets-89493199569 Olive is a specialist expert mainly working with students. However, her work also applies to us, as coaches, NLP’ers and … Continue reading →

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Kids excel & schools save SEN money

Posted on July 16, 2019 by olivehickmott

Almost all of our schools are finding they have less funding available that in turn effects the increasing demands on Special Needs Budgets.  So what can we do for less whilst kids excel? Imagine what it would be like if … Continue reading →

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New: The Elephants in the Classroom

Posted on May 22, 2019 by olivehickmott

The Elephants in the Classroom: Uncovering Every Student’s Natural Power of Mental Imagery to Enhance Learning My latest book, The Elephants in the Classroom talks directly to parents and teachers, providing a much-needed new perspective on the explosion of learning difficulties in our … Continue reading →

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For all my followers with Autism, Aspergers, ADHD

Posted on February 5, 2012 by olivehickmott

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 … Continue reading →

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