LD Expert Podcast with Jill Stowell
The LD Expert Podcast with Jill Stowell explores why bright children, teens, and adults struggle with dyslexia, auditory processing disorder, learning disabilities, and attention challenges, and why traditional tutoring and school support don’t go deep enough to make lasting change.
Through decades of clinical evidence backed by neuroscience, Jill looks beneath bad grades or difficult behavior to get to the root of the problem. By strengthening the weak or missing underlying learning skills that shape learning, the challenges associated with dyslexia, auditory processing, or other learning or attention challenges can be permanently eliminated.
If your smart child is working hard but still falling behind, we want you to know that real change is possible.
➡️ Visit StowellCenter.com for information, free resources, and to speak directly with a learning specialist about solutions to your child's learning challenges.
Listen on:
Episodes
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
This week's podcast guest is Andrea, one of Stowell Learning Center's moms. She shares her journey to getting results in hopes that your journey will be shorter, and with less trial and error.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Her long journey of trial and error with different therapies and treatments for her son
Favorite trainings and strategies that she incorporated into her son’s daily routine at home
The benefit of getting teachers on board and helping to advocate for your child
Find more resources from this episode here: https://stowellcenter.com/2022/07/14/parent-long-journey/
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Our special guest on this week’s podcast episode is Alexandra Dunnison, a cognitive consultant. She helps families find appropriate neuroplastic techniques, therapies, and programs to increase their abilities and overcome, or greatly improve, learning difficulties and other cognitive processes.
She shares stories and advice so that you don’t end up on a 30+ year journey of finding help like some of her clients.
In this week's episode, you'll learn:
Common themes from families who have struggling students
What getting to the root of the problem looks like and what it doesn’t look like
Recommended reading for parents, educators and professionals from Take the Stone Out of the Shoe
Find more resources mentioned in this episode here: https://stowellcenter.com/2022/07/14/advice-cognitive-consultant/
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
This week’s podcast spotlight is Adalyn Smith. She first appeared on LD Expert Live to talk about what it’s like living with an auditory processing disorder (APD).
Since that episode, she started attending Stowell Learning Centers for auditory training and is giving us an update on her progress.
In this week's episode, you'll learn:
A student’s perspective on that she had an auditory processing disorder
Real results of the auditory training programs in life and in school
An example of the activities done in a training program
Find more resources mentioned in this episode here: https://stowellcenter.com/2022/07/08/treating-auditory-processing/
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Jill Stowell shares with Stacy Payne, Executive Director of Bright Beginnings Pediatric Services, the trends that inspired her to write this book.
In this week's episode, you'll learn:
Learn how Jill’s new book builds upon At Wit’s End
Trends, parent concerns and stories that inspired Jill to write the new book
What real results and transformation look like when you “take the stone out the shoe”
Find more resources from this episode here: https://stowellcenter.com/2022/06/30/take-the-stone-out-trends/
Sunday May 29, 2022
Sunday May 29, 2022
Why don't teachers in high school understand that some students are different?
Listen for more great questions in this week’s Bonus Q&A.
More resources from this episode available here:
https://stowellcenter.com/2022/06/16/adulting-adhd/
Sunday May 29, 2022
Sunday May 29, 2022
What you'll learn:
A parent’s journey to better understanding and appreciating her son with learning differences
How becoming an adult is different for young adults with learning challenges
Examples of what over-parenting looks like
More resources from this episode available here:
https://stowellcenter.com/2022/06/16/adulting-adhd/
Sunday May 29, 2022
Sunday May 29, 2022
What are some important things that kids need to understand about making and keeping friends?
And more questions in this week’s Bonus Q&A.
More resources from this episode available here:
https://stowellcenter.com/2022/06/16/apply-collaborative-problem-solving/
Sunday May 29, 2022
Sunday May 29, 2022
What you'll learn:
Small steps to build executive function and overcome procrastination
Helping your child develop social skills
Power of role playing in addition to visualization
More resources from this episode available here:
https://stowellcenter.com/2022/06/16/apply-collaborative-problem-solving/
Sunday May 29, 2022
Sunday May 29, 2022
What you'll learn in this episode:
A perspective shift in how challenging behaviors are due to lack of the right thinking skills
The ingredients of Collaborative Problem Solving
Examples for when and how to apply Collaborative Problem Solving
The cognitive skills, including Executive Function skills, that are developed when using Collaborative Problem Solving
More resources from this episode are available here: https://stowellcenter.com/2022/06/07/new-approach-behavior-change/
Sunday May 29, 2022
Sunday May 29, 2022
What you'll learn in this episode:
Where the conventional parenting of rewards and consequences falls short
5 areas of lagging skills that could trigger challenging behaviors
An introduction to a new way of approaching challenging behaviors, Collaborative Problem Solving
More resources from this episode available here:
https://stowellcenter.com/2022/06/02/helping-behaviorally-challenging-child/