Are you afraid of success?

Are you afraid of success?

Fear is a response to danger, pain, and undesirable circumstances. It is a primal, unpleasant emotion meant to protect us from threats of harm. Fear serves its purpose well but fear also can negatively affect our every day life. Not only can fear creep into your personal life but it can also adversely affect the success of your career. Read more

Myths about Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)

Myths about Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)

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. Read more

Is there a way to help a child with communication and speech disorder?

Is there a way to help a child with communication and speech disorder?

For many people, communicating with others is an easy and effortless task. For children with communication and speech disorder, they might have a hard time receiving, processing, sending and comprehending verbal and nonverbal communication.

Young children with communication and speech disorders may not speak at all, or have limited vocabulary for their age. By the time they enter school, they can speak but in a limited and diminished capacity for their age and development. This results in them falling behind their peers in speech and language skills. Read more