LDE 58: How Auditory Training Changed My Life - Adalyn Smith

"APD is a very hidden disability. Things can actually change. I'm not dumb or stupid or slow. I just work differently, and that's fine." -Adalyn Smith

 

Auditory processing challenges are one of the most invisible learning challenges out there, so it is difficult to understand what students with APD are faced with every day.

 

In this episode, Adalyn Smith - a college student with APD - is back on the show to talk about what it's like to have an auditory processing disorder, and how big of an impact auditory training made on her life both in and out of school.

 

Learn:

• A first-hand account of what it's like to have APD as a student
• What auditory training is and how it works
• How auditory training can eliminate excessive exhaustion, boost confidence and self-esteem, increase academic performance, and enhance social skills

 

SHOW NOTES

• Episode resources and transcript: https://stowellcenter.com/2023/04/07/episode-58-how-auditory-training-changed-my-life-adalyn-smith/
• Adalyn Smith on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/advocate4apd/
• LD Expert Live episode with Adalyn Smith - Part 1 - https://youtu.be/hlicyIlFDYE
• Advanced Brain Technology and The Listening Program - https://advancedbrain.com/
• Take the Stone Out of the Shoe - Chapter 5: What Do Challenges With Processing Skills Look Like? - https://stowellcenter.com/takethestoneout
• At Wit's End - Chapter 10: Auditory Processing - https://stowellcenter.com/book-atwitsend/