But for those who find them difficult, a former Leamington teacher thinks he has found the solution.

Paul Baptie and his wife Jana now live in Czechoslovakia but are coming back to the town next week to share their knowledge of the 'Handle' technique.

Developed in the USA, it focuses on controlling the nervous system and senses to enable people to learn to do things more easily and effectively.

Mr Baptie, 40, and his wife, a speech and language therapist,are trained in the method, which involves assessing how people do things and developing a programme of activities to help them improve.

He said: "It can help so many things, from co-ordination to being able to fall asleep easily. Parents with children who are dyslexic, difficult or who get travel sick can also benefit.

"I don't think there is anything like this in whole of Warwickshire. We are going to show people how they can help themselves."

The teacher discovered the method two years ago and has used to it to correct his crossed eyes. He said: "The technique came from a woman called Judith Bluestone who was autistic as a child and she did things for herself to get more organised.

"I have been using it for my eyes and they are almost straight now. It's quite hard work for your brain to process two lots of information so when I get tired at night they can start to re-cross again.

"Discovering this technique has been a real eye-opener. It can help anybody that wants to learn or to control something. It can also help people with attention disorders, language delays, memory problems and cerebral palsy.

"If teachers from special needs schools want to come along we will be happy to speak to them after the talk."

Entry to the two-hour event in Leamington town hall on May 7 at 7pm is free.

For more information email handle@email.cz or visit :

www.handle.org.