Blog
Usha Patel, Neurocognitive Therapist and Director of Raviv Practice London shares her first-hand experience of working with children /adults and the latest research and upcoming events in her series of blog posts.
Body, brain and improving handwriting
A parent came to me, shocked to hear the evaluation for her daughter.
When children get bored easily.
Some children learn better when doing a practical thing, rather than thinking deeply or reading about it. The act of ‘doing’ helps some children remember the task at hand.
The learning journey of Eemaan - a child with Down Syndrome
In November 2017 I met Eemaan, a sparkly bright four-year-old with a diagnosis of Downs Syndrome, for the very first time.
A new kind of happy; removing anxiety in adults.
I have always been aware of the sound of my monotone voice.
Reversing numbers and letters is now a thing of the past.
Do you write with your left or right hand? This is a preference your brain and body has decided is the strongest for this particular task, it is your 'dominant hand'.
Flop or Flob? The power of speaking it out…
I was watching one of my students write the other day, and noticed countless problems with her seated position, her pencil grip, and how she was obscuring the sentence with her hand as she wrote. The effort was enormous on her part.