Many forms of ability are not absent but overlooked. This chapter explores how strengths such as pattern recognition, systems thinking, creativity, and deep focus often develop beneath the surface, and why recognising these strengths requires a shift in how we understand ability and environment.
Reframing Difference: When Common Struggles Are Signs of Heightened Ability Modern education and work environments are largely built around a narrow model of how attention, learning, communication, and productivity are expected to function. Within this model, behaviours that fall outside the norm are often described using deficit-based language: lack of focus, poor engagement, low resilience, …
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Neurodiversity as Different Cognitive Operating Systems Modern society is built on the assumption that people think, learn, and work in broadly similar ways. Education systems, workplaces, and social structures are largely designed around this assumption. Yet lived experience repeatedly shows that this is not the case. One useful way to understand cognitive difference is to …
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The X Reality: Why Ability Is Often Overlooked Most people assume that if someone struggles in school, training, or work, they must be lacking ability. That assumption is understandable — but it is wrong. At Kids Fitness First, we repeatedly encounter children, young people, and young adults who demonstrate real intelligence, deep focus, and strong …
A Millennium Cohort Study has made some startling findings about the negative effects of long durations of screen time on children and youngsters. The same findings were also echoed by the Understanding Society survey. According to these findings, the well being of young kids was directly proportional to the time they spend in front of …
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We live in a world now days where almost everything is done with the help of technology. From finding our way home to booking plane and movie tickets, from communicating with friends and family, to simple shopping, everything can be done through our phones, tablets or laptops. While all this truly makes these advancements in …
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Finally, you need to lead by example. If you are planning to make sure your kid does not become addicted to tech gadgets, then you yourself should not be addicted to them either. Telling you kid about the ill effects of addiction to these gadgets and then using your phone 150 times a day will …
Have a conversation with your child about dealing with content that they view that ends up upsetting or hurting them. They should also know how to report someone who is using offensive language with them or threatening them.