by admin | May 4, 2024 | News
Yesterday, I was talking with someone and I said that ‘If you want to change the world, write a story’. This was in the context of autism advocacy and I used examples of Paws by Kate Foster among other books that show autistic characters living their...
by admin | May 1, 2024 | What I've Read
Where is the year going? I feel like I blink and it’s a new month. According to GoodReads, I’m up to 35 books of the 50 I set as a goal at the start of the year. Maybe it’s time to increase it? I had thought I hadn’t read much during April,...
by admin | Apr 29, 2024 | News
One of my kids has ADHD. I remember talking to him about reading and he commented that, while he liked the books, he didn’t like sitting still to read as his body and brain needed to move. I’m AuDHD and, while I can’t completely relate, I understand...
by admin | Apr 27, 2024 | News
I see a lot of talk around comprehension and how kids with hyperlexia don’t understand what they are reading. Hyperlexia is a syndrome characterised by a child’s precocious ability to read, basically, they read well beyond the expected level. I have also...
by admin | Apr 22, 2024 | News
It seems my brain has decided this week I’m talking about tips for engaging neurodivergent people in reading! Got to love how that works… I am AuDHD and a big reader. Both my kids are neurodivergent and read a lot when they were younger too. We all read...
