In this Episode of the “Living With” series, Laurie and Abbey interview a friend and colleague, Stacey Harari, who shares her experience with dyslexia, ADHD and visual processing disorder. She talks through being diagnosed, coping with various struggles in school through college and getting her masters, as well as what she does professionally now as …
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In this Episode, Laurie and Abbey interview DJ Tharrington, a previous client, who shares his journey of growing up with dyslexia, working around it, and pushing through college curriculum with and without accommodations. DJ also shares his experience in battling his own ADA discrimination case and how that pushed him to attend law school. Resources: …
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In this Episode, Laurie and Abbey continue their conversation with Darius Namdaran, founder of BulletMap Academy in Scottland. This is a continuation of a conversation that started on dyslexia in student and adults, mind-mapping, and learning strategies. This portion of the interview dives into managing dyslexia and ADHD in the workplace, along with specific apps …
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In this Episode, Laurie and Abbey start a conversation with Darius Namdaran, founder of BulletMap Academy in Scotland. This interview gets into the trenches of how students with dyslexia think, and how mind mapping can create a learning and organizing system that leads to exponential growth and understanding in their educational lives. Darius shares his …
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In this Episode, Laurie and Abbey interview Markus Stefani in the “Living With…” Series. Markus discusses his experience with ADHD, and going through testing for that as well as dyslexia and visual processing evaluations. Markus is an NYU student majoring in Economics with a minor in Business Studies. Laurie & Abbey get to hear about …
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In this Episode, Laurie and Abbey Interview a past client, Emily, who was first introduced to Laurie when Emily was in the 5th grade. At that point Emily had already been diagnosed with dyslexia and had gone through a dyslexia program. In this interview, Emily shares first hand experience in learning to deal with dyslexia, …
In this Episode, Laurie and Abbey talk with a friend of theirs who is no stranger to the podcast, Beth McGaw, founder of Launchpad Consulting Group. This time they talk about help and support for those going through college, transitioning from college to the workforce or even adults looking to make a change in their …
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In this Episode, Laurie and Abbey talk about Educational Therapy with Educational Therapist and practice owner, Hannah Ross. Hannah is in the Los Angeles area, and shares what Educational Therapy is and how it can help learners of all ages. Resources: Hannah Ross, Educational Therapist Website: http://hannahross.me Email: [email protected] Instagram: @hross_edtherapy Contact info for the …
In this Episode, Laurie and Abbey chat with Betsy Williams, an Occupational Therapist with Top Pediatric Therapy. They discuss what occupational therapy is, how they can help with various learning disabilities, and improve someone’s quality of life, motor skills, and capability to learn. Resources: Betsy William OTR: http://www.toppediatrictherapy.com Handwriting Without Tears: https://shopping.lwtears.com/category/HWT?m=Retail First Strokes Handwriting …
In Episode 02 Laurie & friend Melanie discuss what it looks like to be screened and diagnosed with dyslexia and what you can expect from therapy and the education system. Melanie is a dyslexia therapist who has opened her own private practice and speaks to the advice she gives to individuals and family members. Resources: …
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