Bridges to Success: Keys to Transforming Learning Difficulties; Simple skills for families and teachers to bring success to those with Dyslexia or Autism using NLP and Energetic NLP

By Olive Hickmott

When you know something works you have to teach others. Learn how to transform learning difficulties into successful learning differences, enabling youngsters and adults alike to succeed. Bridges to Success offers visually talented yet challenged individuals a completely new perspective, empowering them to change themselves and the system around them. The focus is on positives and how people can be their very best. Threads of research, a wealth of experience and a variety of evidence have been pieced together to offer simple skills that anyone can learn to start making changes for the whole family and for any educational practice.

• Language: English
• Publisher: MX Publishing
• Release date: Sep 26, 2011
• ISBN: 9781908218797

Book preview

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Part 1: Background

Chapter 1: Rethinking Learning Difficulties

Here is the mystery; SpLD can be seen as exceptional talents co-existing with often debilitating symptoms in our intelligent young people. How can we learn to help them reach or exceed their potential?

What are Learning Difficulties?

The umbrella term Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD)¹ is used to cover a wide variety of difficulties, for example:

· Dyslexia: spelling and reading difficulties.

· Dysgraphia: writing difficulty.

· Dyspraxia: motor difficulties.

· Dyscalculia: a difficulty performing mathematical calculations.

· Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADD or ADHD): concentration difficulties with heightened activity levels and impulsiveness.

· Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism Spectrum: emotional behaviour or even social communication