youd think a PHD would know that hurl is both a noun and a verb
Once you get to 30 are you allowed make up words?
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40 mate
You canāt beat a bit of bonding time with the daughter on Sunday morning while Mam has a lie in. Child full of smiles and curiosity. Great times at this age (3 months today).
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Sounds lovely mate, enjoy it. You wonāt be fit to get the remote control off him any day now.
And it all kicks off over a fucking make up brush
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The 3yr old told her Mother ā she was wrecking her head ā.
ffs.
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Mrs J is out, the 2 kids are in bed, Iāve United on while I do a few emails. Bliss.
Where did she hear that phrase?
Youāre easily pleased if you find watching united āblissā
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Madameās been really struggling in school so weāve had her assessed and it turns out sheās dyspraxic and dyslexic.
Seems to be a shedload of supports available now so hopefully it wonāt hold her back.
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It wont art. My eldest is dyslexic and gets a 10% automatic mark up in the leaving
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It wont Art. I will pm you a presentation by a member of our resource dept which outlines strategies to use with specific learning difficulties like dyspraxia and dyslexia.
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My older lad has dyspraxia. Uses a laptop and iPad instead of writing in school. Getting on grand. Heās very sensitive in terms of his socks have to be on right or they annoy him, clothes tags annoy him - sensory thing I suppose.
Younger lad has dysgraphia - he is also starting with the iPad and keyboard
I never could hold my pen properly. Still donāt. I probably have something or other myself.
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Sheāll be the finest Art.
I know someone teaching at third level with dyslexia.
There are some excellent supports out there, and make sure she avails of them, even if she doesnāt want to herself.
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4-0 at the moment with a scintillating second half. Ole is driving like a fuckiing nutcase tonight.
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What is dyspraxia lads?
Itās very much a scale too. We never told our lad he has it as he would use it as an excuse not to do things. For him it manifests itself in poor fine motor skills, writing, sensory sensitivity, gets tired doing physical stuff
@artfoley - i posted before about the bike riding. I thought he would never ride a bike and it would be beyond him but we enrolled him on a HSE bike ride course during summer where occupational therapists show them and he was riding a bike after two of the four weeks and he cycles to the shop on his own now (brings a backpack to carry what he buys home as he would not be confident to carry it in his hand 
)
Look out for that course if you need it
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He would hate to drop Dads bottle of Jameson in fairness
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