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.

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Can you tell if your child has Dyslexia just by looking at their handwriting?

While issues with handwriting are certainly considered when it comes to diagnosing dyslexia, they are not actually key indicators themselves. Letter or number reversals can occur for a number of different reasons, and concerned parents should look elsewhere for signs of dyslexia in their children.

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Are you Neurodivergent and struggle with Time Management?

MANY individuals with dyslexia often continue to struggle because of a weak working memory, even long after good literacy skills have been established. So, in a busy work environment that is increasingly flooded with information, professionals need to stay on track, prioritise activities and overcome the constant distractions that slow productivity.

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Brain Training, Maths, Working Memory Usha Patel Brain Training, Maths, Working Memory Usha Patel

How Tom Daley has shown the nation a few things other than diving….like knitting!

A few years back summer of 2021, we are all glued to our TV sets watching the Tokyo Olympics. Nothing was more amusing than seeing Olympic Gold Medalist Tom Daley's knitting. Tom was seen showing off his work to the cameras as he knitted a pouch for his pending medal. So charming – we all went “ahhhh!”. 

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Why is my child always getting so angry and frustrated by everyday tasks?

Poor emotional regulation can obstruct progress, stopping us from achieving our goals. Most adults will find a way to regulate their emotions for the majority of the time, but children need to learn how to navigate their emotional states as they grow…Most of the time, this is all perfectly normal and you will find a way to address it naturally as your child develops

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Dyslexia, Working Memory, Executive Function Usha Patel Dyslexia, Working Memory, Executive Function Usha Patel

When Dyslexia doesn’t feel like much of a “gift”

For a long time, dyslexia/neurodivergence was poorly understood in education, and only seen in terms of the challenges it created for both those in more old-fashioned schools and those trying to teach them with outdated methods. … It can be called many things: being easily distracted, having poor executive function skills or having poor working memory.

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Does your child hate reading?

So, what do you do if your child does not like reading? Do you force them against their will; each day trying to convince them, “to just try,” After all it’s good for them, isn’t it? We all need qualifications, and your child is no different. It is a bit of a dilemma, and we feel we need to do the best for our children to give them the best chances in life....are we doing that? Can we think about this a bit more?

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Why Cogmed working memory training can fail

Here, at Raviv Practice London, we have developed a new method that shows more valuable data about the positive effects taking place. While we still use Cogmed as an objective measure, we have also introduced our own, more subjective, measure in the form of a questionnaire.

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ADHD, 12WK Habit Change, Working Memory Usha Patel ADHD, 12WK Habit Change, Working Memory Usha Patel

The “Time Planning Fallacy” and what it could mean for you

For most of us, the seasons don’t affect our time planning very much. We might feel more tired because it is dark when we wake up or come home from work, but usually we still know, for example, that it takes 30 minutes to get to work and plan accordingly. Many of those with ADHD, however, struggle with this because they struggle with measuring time.

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What is Cogmed? Is Cogmed Worth the Money?

Cogmed is a clinical software program, worked on at home, on the computer. Raviv Practice London has been using this program since it arrived in the United Kingdom in 2008. We are the leaders in terms of experience and have a track record of working directly with Cogmed (the makers of Cogmed) and then with Pearson Clinical (distributors of Cogmed). At Raviv Practice London, Cogmed is part of a more extensive therapeutic intervention for 90% of our students.

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