LD Expert Podcast with Jill Stowell

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/
 

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/

In this Bonus Q&A:
Any help for when children are really distracted and need additional help with their learning?
The short answer is to get curious and creative. Find what piques the child’s interest so you can make the material more appealing and exciting, like introducing play. 
Tune in to the Bonus Q&A for a more detailed explanation.

You'll learn about the importance of the body-brain connection in behavior and how it affects learning:
The biology beneath the behavior
How to spot the signs that your child’s behavior is really due to stress
Why play is critical to your child's learning