The other week my wife and I were discussing iPhone insurance, having hers stolen on the London Underground (mothers of small children, looking flustered due to pushchairs and baby accessories are targets for predatory gadget hunters with no scruples or courage). When the iPhone 5 came out, along with the new iPod Touch, a feature […]
The Talking Library
The day started with a phone call to Fiona Hutchinson, to unfortunately explain that I was stereotypically running late, and a bit disorientated as to where I was supposed to be. After a small amount of anxiety about finding a new place; an approximate ten minute walk from Borough station is where I found the […]
What is the point of reading? Why do we read?
What is the point of reading…? …not the place as that is a heteronym, making sure not to offend any residents. Why do we read? Learning the mechanics of reading I wasn’t assessed as dyslexic until I was in the second year of my BA Honâs. I didn’t really read much till then; I would […]
ADHD = Attention Deficit Hyperactivity and Disorder or Attention Difference Hyper Drive
There are many people who have done exceedingly well due to having a diagnosis of ADHD or to have been presumed to be or have been ADHD. Prominent individuals who have âcome outâ as having an ADHD diagnosis include: Michael Phelps, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Jim Carrey and Rory Bremner to name a few. Those […]
Cheatsheet app for learning Apple Keyboard Shortcuts
Anyone who has received assistive technology tutoring from any of NeuroKnowHow tutors, or know that we strongly advocate the use of keyboard shortcuts. Whether you are a Windows PC user on Apple Mac user, keyboard shortcuts help you to save time and also reduced the risk of developing RSI (repetitive strain injury), and carpal tunnel syndrome; […]
UNiFORMity: dyslexia and filling in forms
The image above can resonate with some of us, how filling in forms can infuriate and take a lot of energy out us, leaving us tired and frustrated and sometimes not even wanting to bother. Well that’s how society can exclude many of us with neurological differences. A big sigh when we see them […]
Dyslexic Poetry
Dr Naomi Folb has worked extremely hard to bring some of the most well known and obscure but brilliant poets together for an anthology. Published by RASP her publishing company, Forgotten letters is the first of it’s kind; a paradox that can be held in the palm of your hand. There are […]
Thou Art – A film about outsiders, creativity & mental health?
Back in October I attended a showing of a film called Thou Art. The film was part of a project of the same name which was a collaboration between South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and University of the Arts London, funded by the Arts Council England and the South London and Maudsley Charitable […]
Neurodiversity Non-linear thought how School kills creativity
I thought I would start this blog by talking about where a lot of the difficulties start, looking at the education system. My PG cert thesis 6 years ago, was on dyslexia and creativity; explaining that dyslexic individuals are more likely to be creative, whether in the arts or sciences. To many dyslexia specialists use […]
SuperReading course for Dyslexia
The SuperReading course has been found to improve the reading speed and comprehension of dyslexic people. To the extent that they can eventually become better readers than Non-Dyslexics. So that turns the word dyslexia on it’s head, but being dyslexic it already was upside down. This is what the research by Dr Ross Cooper has found. When I […]