Victoria Biggs
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238 appearances
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first heard Sep 2019
last heard Sep 2019
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Everyone's got things they can't do.
And I think the liberating power of education is to help you accept your limitations as well as your strength.
Um I think to feel really safe in finding their strengths, dyspraxic kids need to also feel safe going up to the teacher's desk.
And saying, I can't sharpen this pencil or I can't do this, whatever it is.
And teachers can play a big role in in helping them to to say that.
Yes, it's a book about mental health needs in teenagers with learning differences such as dyspraxia.
Uh I started working on it um because statistically um these young people are far more likely than their peers to develop psychological problems and it's not inevitable.
Um it's a result of being square pegs and round holes.
So it's going to be a practical manual on building up resilience and becoming more confident in in yourself.
Written primarily for teenagers, just as Cation Kayus was, but there'll be advice for teachers and parents in there too.
expecting it in January.
Um, but time management can be a bit tricky for dyspraxic people, did I mention?
So it's January.
Um I just um remind myself that time isn't linear, so somewhere in the universe I'm on schedule.
that.
Now I I hope to have the manuscript with her by September.
I think that's everything.
Thank you, Debbie.
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