Helena Donato-Sapp is a 14-year-old activist with a searing message for educators: Do more to be a champion for students with disabilities. Helena has four learning disabilities—a visual processing ...
The number of students with disabilities who spend a substantial portion of their school day in general education classes is ...
I have spent the entirety of my academic journey figuring out how to overcome my learning disabilities. My ADHD and dyslexia have made many aspects of our education system extremely difficult, and I ...
Annabell Downey’s breast cancer was diagnosed only after she collapsed and was taken to hospital — by which point it had already spread. Her experience highlights growing evidence that having a ...
Based on the education statistics, I should never have made it this far. The fact that I have multiple graduate degrees makes me an anomaly. Not because I was raised in poverty (which I was), but ...
While the recent months have been a flurry of news around education, we’re becoming distracted from the very real challenges students are facing in the classroom. Because when speaking with parents, ...
My most recent car accident happened about two weeks ago. Luckily, it was a minor one (this time), but what it lacked in physical wreckage it made up for in searing humiliation. If only my driving ...
Early in life, I was diagnosed with a non-verbal learning disability and dysgraphia. The biggest difficulty I faced was writing—holding a pencil hurt. A short essay test was a frustrating experience ...
I hid my learning disability for years at work, but it’s important to talk about the toll that hiding it can take—and why disclosing can be so hard.
The Raynes family have all been supported by Sheffield Mencap & Gateway, with with the charity turning 75.
You are not alone. I take an integrative, tailored, non-judgmental, and client-centered approach to therapy. My primary goal as your therapist is to assist you in finding a safe space where you can be ...