In this Episode, Laurie and Abbey talk about intellectual developmental disorders, most commonly understood as mental retardation, before the federal government changed the name legally to intellectual disability. They talk about how an individual is evaluated and determined to have an intellectual disability, what the school setting can look like for these students, and what […]
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In this Episode, Laurie and Abbey interview Amy Whipple, a Speech Language Pathologist as well as an advocate for those with communication disorders. Amy shares a great deal of knowledge and resources available for those who are looking for answers and help in that arena. Resources: Amy’s Website: https://www.amywhippleadvocate.comAmerican Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA): https://www.asha.orgDevelopmental Language
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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 S. 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 SJ as a part of the “Living With…” series. SJ talks about what it was like to be diagnosed and live with Visual Processing Disorder. The group discusses red flags, testing, diagnosis, and treatment. Resources: www.covd.org Visual Processing Symptoms: https://bit.ly/3LMUayc Contact info for the podcast: [email protected] E-Diagnostic Learning
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In this Episode, Laurie and Abbey interview Hunter Donahue, a college student who is currently being treated for dysgraphia. Hunter shares his insight in coping with dysgraphia, advocating for his own needs and some tools that have helped him improve along the way. Resources: Dysgraphia Example – https://bit.ly/3ArmsJb Mod Math – http://www.modmath.com Snap type – https://www.snaptypeapp.com Contact
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In this Episode, Laurie and Abbey interview Emily Peterson, a ninth grade student who shares her perspective and experience in dealing with ADHD. Laurie also shares some parental insight, as Emily is her step-daughter as well. Emily talks through elementary years, getting diagnosed, and learning how to make the best of her diagnosis to achieve
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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,
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