Disabilities

Understanding Epilepsy.

Firstly I am not a medical doctor. The following is for informational purposes only. It may serve as a starting point if you or your child has recently been diagnosed. It should not replace any professional advice you have received. The reason I include such blogs is because of my own experiences regarding diagnosis in… Read More Understanding Epilepsy.

Disabilities

What Is Cystic Fibrosis?

Firstly I am not a medical doctor. The following is for informational purposes only. It may serve as a starting point if you, or a loved one, has recently been diagnosed. It should not replace any professional advice you have received. The reason I include such blogs is because of my own experiences regarding diagnosis… Read More What Is Cystic Fibrosis?

Disabilities

What Is Dysgraphia?

What is Dysgraphia? Dysgraphia is a neurological disorder that generally appears when children are first learning to write. Dysgraphia is a recognised specific learning disability that affects written expression. It is a hidden disability that many people and professionals don’t know about. Dysgraphia can be language based or non-language based and appears to affect spelling,… Read More What Is Dysgraphia?

Disabilities

Understanding Dyscalculia

What Is Dyscalculia? Dyscalculia is a specific learning difficulty that affects a person’s understanding of numbers and maths. It may occur with other difficulties such as Dyslexia. People with dyslexia can have a difficulty with maths due to the level of language contained in a problem. People with dyscalculia instead have a difficulty understanding simple… Read More Understanding Dyscalculia

Disabilities

What Is Down Syndrome?

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects a baby’s normal physical development and causes mild to severe learning difficulties. It usually develops when a baby is still in the womb (uterus) and affects about 1 in 1,100 births worldwide. More males are affected than females and people born with Down syndrome have a higher… Read More What Is Down Syndrome?