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Stimulating Brain Growth – News Article
April 8, 2012New Sunday Times, 8 Apr 2011 – An interview with Phoebe Long by NST reporter Chandra Devi Renganayar. MOVEMENT: There are many programmes available now which addresses learning and behavioural challenges in children through natural body movements. The early reflexes or muscle movements of an infant are critical for the development of his or […]
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Does Asperger’s make you a better software coder?
March 1, 2011source ZDNet. Aspiritech, a non-profit software testing firm hires people with Asperger’s syndrome exclusively, then trains and employs them as software testers. Though a non-profit, Aspiritech performs for-profit work for Websites, software developers and application designers. The company performs compatibility testing, functional testing, regression testing and test-case & test-script development. Aspritech founder Brenda Weitzberg, told ERE’s […]
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US students stressed out: study
January 29, 2011First-year students on US campuses are experiencing record levels of stress, according to a study showing increasing financial and academic pressures on young people entering university. By Agence France-Presse, 27 Jan 2011. The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) study, which surveyed 200,000 students entering their freshman year on American campuses last year, was released […]
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Improving Self Confidence of a Dyslexic Child
June 23, 2010I have been working with many children with different level of learning difficulties. They are between the age of 5 to 8 years old. Most of them have very low self confidence and behavioral problems. I’ve discovered beside encouragement and motivation (which are very important), there are other practical ways we could apply to help […]
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How to help a dyslexic child to improve in math/s – part 2
March 10, 2010Many dyslexic children also have problems comprehending the vocabulary and symbols used in mathematics. It is also a common problem that these children will be confused with math symbols that look similar. Likewise, they often reverse numbers, which lead to errors when performing simple calculations and arithmetic. Despite facing the above mentioned difficulties, a dyslexic […]
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A day with Dr. Paul Dennison, Founder of Brain Gym International
January 20, 2010Wow! Today is a great day. I have a great learning experience with Dr. Paul Dennison, the Founder of Brain Gym International in Petaling Jaya. Dr. Paul, you are really a remarkable person, sharing with us the heart beat of Brain Gym. I greatly treasured the hand-on experiences we had in going through the 26 […]
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