Specific learning disability (SLD) is a disorder that can manifest itself in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and mathematical calculation. Dyslexia is an example of a specific learning disability. SLD is often difficult to diagnose and often gets mixed up with autism spectrum disorders or attention deficit disorders.
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One of the most common situation you will find yourself facing in any relationship is when your partner refuses to talk to you. This silent treatment is what happens when one person in a relationship (friend, family, or romantic) refuses to talk to the other person.
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Early childhood intervention is an educational and support system for young children who have developmental delays or disabilities. It also supports children who may have been victims of abuse or neglect.
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Early childhood intervention is an educational and support system for young children who have developmental delays or disabilities. It also supports children who may have been victims of abuse or neglect.
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Chances are good that you form a part of someone’s support system. You may even be a part of the support system for multiple groups of people. You can be supporting friends, family, colleagues, or even strangers.
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Speech and communication disorders are pretty common in children. You may already know a child personally or they may be a student or someone under your care.
You may notice the child may have problems hearing, or they are behind in their speech development for their age, and they may get impatient and frustrated when trying to communicate.
If caught and diagnosed early and with the right treatment, you can really make a difference in helping these children deal with their speech and communication disorder.
Join us for the Professional Certificate in Speech Therapy Assistant programme and gain the tools to assist in the assessment, screening and treatment of communication and speech disorders to help affected children and adults gain their independence and improve the quality of their lives. Read more
Everyone is a little bit critical of themselves. Even if people don’t openly admit it, most everyone can pinpoint their own mistakes and may feel embarrassed for it. Being self-critical is even necessary to improving yourself and your efforts.
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It’s not simple or easy to determine if a child has a learning disability. Many otherwise normal behaviour can sometimes be misidentified for being a learning disability.
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Self-esteem issues affect about 85% of people. There are a lot of books written about it but you rarely hear about it directly from other people. Even among friends this may be a taboo subject, and something people feel ashamed of.
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An inferiority complex is when you feel personally inadequate, deficient, and inferior. Typically, this is measured against peer groups and other people. However, you may have feelings of inadequacy even if you don’t suffer from an inferiority complex.
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