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Joining up services, is the way forward
Being a paediatrician is an absolute privilege and a core part of my identity.
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Welsh branch puts on dyslexia day with academic heavyweights
Conference review Dyslexia: From assessment to intervention This September saw ACAMH’s Wales branch host a one day conference on dyslexia in Cardiff. Over sixty delegates made the trip to the city’s All Nations’ Centre to listen to talks from leading researchers and practitioners. The day was opened with a warm welcome from Dr Owen Barry, […]
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Mental health in schools
“Sometimes you feel like a volcano erupting,” one eight-year-old boy told us, “but if you come to Place2Be, you can cool down.”
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The pariah of dyslexia
Sometimes, academia calls for a thick skin, particularly if you’re notorious for denouncing an entire area of research.
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Dyslexia and developmental language disorder: same or different?
Maggie Snowling looks at how we understand the definition, development and relationship between dyslexia and developmental language disorder (DLD).
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The Parent Blame Game
Seventy years ago Leo Kanner published his seminal paper describing autism. In that paper he also coined the term “refrigerator mother” apportioning some of the cause for the distinctive profile of autistic behaviour to cold, harsh parenting practices.
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How ACAMH Membership has helped me
Shaun Liverpool talks about how ACAMH membership gives him access to high-impact publications and world-class research.
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Dyslexia and effective learning: supporting the learner
Gavin Reid argues that to support the learner with Dyslexia, we must develop an understanding of his/her individual needs.
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