As a parent who has a specific learning difficulty, you quickly recognise when your child is displaying the same struggles you experienced as a child! The same fights over homework, the same frustration as they can’t understand what they have read! Despite fighting my child’s corner, I was ignored and made to feel that I was just a panicky mum! Fortunately for me and even more for my child, someone stopped and listened!! The sigh of relief when the diagnosis was made! My child telling me ‘Wow mum, I’m not stupid, I just find it hard,’ and for me ‘I’m not crazy!!!’ Once we really knew and understood what we were facing, we could really start to put in place what was needed to make life easier. Although this also meant hard work was still needed too. Annie has given my child the foundations, skills and building blocks to really start her ability to engage. We know this help will still be needed for a long time ahead, but she can see the positive difference it has made. Additionally, Annie has also supported my child in the transition to secondary school. Listening to the day-to-day, the struggles, and the difficulties with so many changes. Helping her to identify ways to manage her difficulties in class, from handouts to seating plans. But most importantly, Annie has given our child truly incredible gifts. These are confidence, pride and a whole new belief in herself. For example, Hearing a child who cried over homework complete it independently and then come home grinning with ‘a best score ever’, (even if not the best score in class), as she knew how to read a question, is incredible! As both someone with a personal and, more recently, a professional understanding of what Annie offers. I can truly say that she gives so much more than just teaching, and for that, we cannot thank her enough!