Niagara Youth Development

If you are looking for any support, whether it be counselling or otherwise, the access line is the place to start for both mental health and addictions.

Congratulations to Niagara Counselling Services for being voted the "Diamond Winner" in this years 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards for The Welland Tribune in 5 categories: Marriage, Family and Individual Counselling, Mental Health Consultant (staff), Bereavement Counselling, Career Development, Business Consulting. Celebrating over 25 years in professional practice. Best wishes! [email protected] niagaracounselling.org

When you have a "regular" child, you feel reasonably assured that class participation and decent study habits will result in good grades. These kids have close friends. They get invited to participate in social things like dances and weekend gatherings. They make the teams, auditioned organizations and clubs. But when you have a child with certain differences, this is often not the case. Learning may take longer, both academically and socially. Despite their tremendous effor...ts, results are often a fraction of their peers and social acceptance is fleeting, setting them up for painful comparisons and bitter frustration. Instead of a fun and fulfilling experience, school can become a breeding ground for depression and anxiety, and assignments a battle ground at home. It is exhausting for parent and child alike. This is the week of SPED (Special Education), Autism, Dyslexia, and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) awareness. For all the children who struggle every day to succeed in a world that does not recognize their gifts and talents, and for those who are walking beside them, please let this be a gentle reminder to be kind and accepting of ALL people. Recognize that the "playing field" is not always a level surface. Children who learn differently are not weird. They are merely gifted in ways that our society does not value. Yet they want what everyone else wants: To be accepted. If you choose, please copy and paste this in honour of all children who are deemed "different". Our world would be far less beautiful without them. All they want is to have a friend...let that sink in...they JUST. WANT. A. FRIEND. We All Learn DIFFERENTLY