Omni Learning Centre

Comment “EAR” to get the signs and symptoms of challenges when a child struggles with Auditory Processing…

If the child often asks “huh?” or “what?”, it could be an Auditory Processing problem.

Many people think it’s a hearing problem, but what’s really happening is the child can’t process the information given to them. You may be talking and giving them tasks, and it’s literally going in one ear and out the other.

As the child gets older, you’ll begin to notice the signs when the teacher says the child struggles to complete homework, tasks, and consistently asks what they should be doing.

Other signs may include the following:

👂🏻Doesn’t like to read or to be read to
👂🏻Understands written language rather than spoken language
👂🏻Hears, but doesn’t listen
​​👂🏻Struggles to follow conversations

It’s easy to feel like you are being ignored. However, the child is usually not ignoring on purpose, but is rather having trouble following directions through their auditory system.

For more signs and symptoms that come with an auditory delay and how to recognize it in your child, comment “EAR” and we’ll send you the link.

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These are the kinds of thoughts we can help children practise before they really need them. 💭

Coping thoughts don’t make difficult things disappear. They give children another way to interpret what is happening especially when their first thought is “I can’t do this,” “It’s not fair,” or “I’m terrible at this.”

The goal isn’t to replace every negative thought with a positive one. It’s to help children develop thoughts that are realistic, flexible and supportive.

And the more often they hear and practise these ideas when they’re calm, the easier they can be to access when things feel hard. ❤

Via The Therapist Parent

This week we are thinking about going back to school!

Here are some tips to help with the transition to preschool 💛

Preschool drop off can be tough! Here are OT-recommended tips to help with separation anxiety with the 3-5 year old crowd: https://www.theottoolbox.com/tricks-to-help-with-separation-anxiety-preschool/

📢 Important Notice

We are currently unable to retrieve our phone messages. If you have left a message for the centre, please email us ( [email protected]) so we can make sure we receive your message.

As we get ready for the upcoming school year, we will be in and out of the centre over the next little while.

🏫 Open House
📅 Wednesday, September 2nd
⏰ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone and getting ready for another great school year! 💛