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Why is a Cognitive Assessment (WISC 5 or WAIS 4) is important when investigating Specific Learning Difficulties? – Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia

by cairnsfamilyther | Sep 16, 2025 | ADHD, Assessments, Autism, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, NDIS, Parent Education, Specific learning difficulties, Uncategorized

A Cognitive Assessment using instruments like the WISC-V (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition) or the WAIS-IV (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Fourth Edition) is a crucial part of investigating Specific Learning Difficulties (SLDs). These...

ADHD: Practical Strategies and Support

by cairnsfamilyther | Mar 5, 2024 | ADHD, ADHD Coaching, Anxiety Stress & Worry, Behaviour Support, Counselling, Emotion Coaching, Parent Education

ADHD Practical Strategies and ongoing support So you have a diagnosis, what’s next? Managing challenges that come with ADHD and ongoing support is critical for self-esteem and confidence. ADHD’ers often report that they struggle to “fit...

Emotion Coaching – Tuning in to Kids and Teens

by cairnsfamilyther | Sep 2, 2023 | ADHD, ADHD Coaching, Anxiety Stress & Worry, Behaviour Support, Counselling, CPD Teachers, Emotion Coaching, Parent Education

Do you want to help your children develop emotional intelligence and resilience? Do you want to foster a positive and supportive relationship with them? Are the things you have been doing not working? If you answered yes, then you might want to try emotion coaching....

Life and Career Coaching

by cairnsfamilyther | Feb 15, 2021 | Counselling, Emotion Coaching, Parent Education

Are you feeling stuck in your life or career? Do you want to achieve more, but don’t know how to get there? If so, you might benefit from hiring a life or career coach. A coach is someone who can help you clarify your goals, identify your strengths, overcome...

Counselling for Children and Teens

by cairnsfamilyther | Feb 15, 2021 | Anxiety Stress & Worry, Behaviour Support, Counselling, Emotion Coaching, Parent Education

Are you looking for a safe and supportive space for your child or teen to explore their emotions, thoughts and behaviors? Do you want to help them develop healthy coping skills, self-esteem and resilience? If so, you might be interested in counselling for children and...

ADHD: Do you suspect your child has ADHD?

by cairnsfamilyther | Dec 18, 2020 | ADHD, ADHD Coaching, Anxiety Stress & Worry, Behaviour Support, Counselling, CPD Teachers, Emotion Coaching, Parent Education

Today we want to talk to you about a very important topic: what to do if you suspect your child has ADHD? ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and it is a condition that affects the brain’s executive functioning, which is the ability to...

Why is a Cognitive Assessment (WISC 5 or WAIS 4) is important when investigating Specific Learning Difficulties? – Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia

ADHD: Practical Strategies and Support

Emotion Coaching – Tuning in to Kids and Teens

Life and Career Coaching

Counselling for Children and Teens

ADHD: Do you suspect your child has ADHD?

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Why is a Cognitive Assessment (WISC 5 or WAIS 4) is important when investigating Specific Learning Difficulties? – Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia

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