Auditory processing disorder
Dear Jacqui, my child may have an auditory processing disorder. Please can you explain about this and how we can have this assessed? […]
7 years old and has difficulty in social situations
Dear Jacqui, My child is 7 years old and has difficulty in social situations. He does not get on with other children as his siblings do. His communication skills are poor. Please could you give us some advice on how to help him? […]
Key Stage 3 with poor attention and listening skills, and weak vocabulary
Dear Jacqui, Please could you advise on how to help a student in Key Stage 3 with poor attention and listening skills, and weak vocabulary? […]
Burst ear drums
Dear Jacqui, My child is now 12 years old. He had ear infections and both his ear drums burst when he was 5 years old. He had some speech and language therapy until he was 9 years old and is currently having his ear drums repaired. He says he is struggling to understand words, and do his homework which is frustrating and upsetting him. Can you help, please? […]
Advice about managing the emotional roller coaster of primary school child’s autistic spectrum difficulties
Dear Jacqui, Please could you advise me how to manage the emotional roller coaster of dealing with my primary school child’s autistic spectrum difficulties? […]
Advice to teachers on managing the Specific Language Impairment (SLI) in the classroom
Dear Jacqui, I am so glad that I brought my 7 year old to see you with his speech sound disorder as he wasn’t making the expected progress and you also found that he has a Specific Language Impairment (SLI). Please could you assist us further in giving advice to teachers on managing the SLI in the classroom? […]
Can’t say certain sounds in words e.g. ‘k’ and ‘g’
Dear Jacqui, My son is nearly 4 years old and can’t say certain sounds in words e.g. ‘k’ and ‘g’. He has just started saying ‘s’ at the beginning of words but it disappears again in conversations. Please could you tell me more? […]
Worried about how he will cope in Middle school
Dear Jacqui, My child is in Year 4 and is very slow with reading and writing. He has had ear infections and delayed speech and language. He has problems with his balance and co-ordination as well. He is no longer motivated to learn, and is anxious and withdrawn. We are worried about how he will cope in Middle school. What do you suggest? […]
Difficulties from prolonged glue ear
Dear Jacqui, Please could you advise me what auditory processing difficulties from prolonged glue ear may look like in my child? […]
More about sensory circuits for children
Dear Jacqui, I am a teacher and have read your article on Sensory Processing. Please could you tell me more about sensory circuits for children? […]