I know first-hand that if momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy and I was thinking the other day how many moms must be struggling more than ever this winter with seasonal affective disorder or SAD. If you’re Canadian like me, you know that winter always requires a level of mental preparedness and resilience. This winter…
Continue ReadingHow many times do parents and teachers tell a child to ‘sit still and pay attention’? Almost daily and yet what if the only way your child can pay attention and concentrate is if they are moving? Have you ever noticed that it is easier to balance when you are moving at least a little?…
Continue ReadingClaire used to struggle with helping her son, Kolby. She felt so hopeless and stuck and was always so worried about how much further Kolby would fall behind in school. It felt like every year Kolby was struggling more. Sure he would make gains in some ways, but Kolby couldn’t sit still to save his…
Continue ReadingMoment of truth. I’m going to be totally honest with you. It drives me absolutely crazy when people say that ADHD, dyslexia, learning disorders and even autism is all genetic. I get it. I really do. My grandpa had dyslexia and so did my uncle and my brother. Genetics play a role. BUT. Genetics do not…
Continue ReadingNot twenty minutes after I did a Facebook LIVE on music therapy last week, did Trisha email me to say she was feeling totally hopeless. She said that she had tried having her daughter listen to Mozart and there was some improvement but nothing like what I was describing. That’s because listening therapy is so…
Continue Reading“I swear it goes through one ear and out the other.” I hear this all the time. And I’ll let you in on a unwelcomed revelation. … it will continue to go through one ear and out the other until you do something different. You see the whole problem is that we view the brain…
Continue ReadingLukas was one of my first clients and I’ll admit – I was terrified I was going to fail. He was 14-year-old, and had non-verbal autism. He didn’t make eye-contact and couldn’t read. Mom was burnt out from caring for Lukas. She had tried healthy diets and ABA therapy and every other intervention specialists recommended…
Continue ReadingYou know the stereotype of military dads? Rigid, no nonsense, cynical. I know that you know what I’m talking about. I’m not saying the stereotype is true – I honestly don’t know enough military dads to comment. But Brian fit the stereotype. The dad of a boy who had ASD, dyslexia, ADHD and SPD sat…
Continue ReadingDo you find yourself constantly wondering WHY? Why does your child struggle with reading and another child doesn’t? Why don’t they listen or focus like other kids? …Or maybe you wonder, ‘what’. What did I do wrong? What about – Why did this happen when I felt like I did everything right? I know I…
Continue ReadingNeveah was sick with worry for her son because she struggled as well in school. What she remembered the most was trying so hard and constantly being accused of not putting in her full effort, of being called lazy and not ‘paying attention’. The fact that Noah could get by with his reading and do…
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