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What is dyslexia? Dyslexia affects up to 1 in 5 people, but the experience of dyslexia isn't always the same. This difficulty in processing language exists along a spectrum -- one that doesn't necessarily fit with labels like "normal" and "defective." Kelli Sandman-Hurley urges us to think again about dyslexic brain....

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The process of thinking through a multi-step task (like a bigger homework assignment) and mentally ordering the steps to completion can be the breakdown area for some kids. (Get out the backpack. Find the right folder. Gather the papers, books, pencil. Find the page number. Organize thoughts. Filter out distractions. Create mental responses. Organize and problem solve. Recall what was mentioned in class. Put answers to paper.)

That ability to identify high priority tasks and rate them compared to low priority tasks can be quite difficult.

Prioritization is the process of figuring out what parts of a task or activity are the most important and what is the first thing that needs to be done and what is the most important part of the project that needs to be completed. Prioritization is the ability to identify tasks in an order that makes sense!

Prioritization is an executive functioning skill that requires several other executive functions.

🧠Initiation
🧠Planning
🧠Sustained Attention
🧠Working Memory
🧠Task Completion

Read more & find tips to support this area of EF:
https://www.theottoolbox.com/tips-to-improve-prioritization/

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It’s time. Is your child back at school? Are you advocating for their needs in school? Are you struggling to manage their scatty minds, their dysregulated emotional responses, their disorganisation, their inability to cope with choices and consequences and their frustration tolerance? Do you clash? Do you often feel that they are misunderstood? Do you need HELP? Join me on a transformative journey. A series of workshops (Online! Join from anywhere!) 90 minutes a week. A huge amount of resources and support. A community of like minded parents. Daily/weekly WhatsApp support! Contact me below or DM, and arrange a discovery call!

After a long summer break, it’s back to school time. Some families will have spent precious moments creating memories for a life time, others maybe not. Let us kickstart these car conversations again. Please post responses they are such fun to hear!

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As we approach the end of the academic year here is a fab question to connect #