dyspraxia and self confidence tips - dyspraxia ireland adult summit 2016

Self confidence Dyspraxia Ireland Adult Summit

16th April 2016

Kerry Pace www.Diverse-Learners.co.uk

Negative

PositivesLanguage

Thoughts

Actions

Activity

– short explanationLink up with someone who knows you

- 10 minutes Record the answers somehow

- set timer

•What are YOU good at?What do people say

YOU are good at?

• What qualities do YOU have?

What do others say about YOU ?

• What are YOU proud of?

Avoid Yes but …

Negative narrative – How to start to reframe Negative thoughts • Focusing on the 1 thing you

didn’t do rather than the 99 things you did • Don’t deserve mark / feedback• Disappointed with grade• Should have • Could have

Reframing into positives• Met deadline / submitted on time• Finished - 1 less thing to do• Learn X• Improved• Used less energy• Technique worked well – re-use• Assistive Technology helped

Perspective(S)

Remember

Twitter via @millerg6

Moving away from

TOWARDS Dyspraxia USA Facebook page

Via twitter @ASTsupportAAli

Via Facebook http://gagnamite.com/

Via Pinterest.com

TASK – for the rest of the day too

Catch yourself and others when they use a negative phrase or expression about themselves

• Point it out – do you realise• Re-phrase it • Share

Phrase bank • If I can use … then I’ll be able to do • I can do X• I benefit from …• You did X well• Please show me how …

• Thank you for a compliment• Tweet success #MeetKerry

•What are YOU good at?What do people say

YOU are good at?

• What qualities do YOU have?

What do others say about YOU ?

• What are YOU proud of?

Avoid Yes but …

Try again

Positive Action > How I regained control > meeting my needs

Laura’s memory trickfor nursing handover

AaronKuehn.com/

Designed by Ray-Martin Lacey for Diverse-Learners.co.uk

Ray-Mart’s essay plan and memory aid

Published articles – see researchgate or LinkedIn

Our Dyspraxia vlogs youtube.com/diverselearners

3 “Twebinars” with @WeNurses (Webinars with tweetchat -NHS employers / Diversity one here)

Editor of Special neurodiversity issue for Nursing Education in Practice Journal

Kerry Calamities on Facebook.com/Dyslexia.Tutor

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