"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
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00:00 Jill Stowell Introduces LD Expert Podcast
01:55 Adalyn Smith is introduced
03:28 What was it like to go to school with an auditory processing challenge?
05:15 How does having a learning challenge affect your life?
07:47 How did having Auditory Processing challenges impact her confidence
12:21 Adalyn explains the training she had and how is her life different?
15:24 What does going to college look like for her?
17:51 What was her Stowell Learning Center training like?
19:23 How was she able to fit in her training with her busy school schedule?
21:57 Adalyn's feedback with The Listening Program
22:48 What was the hardest part of her training?
23:56 What program made the biggest change for her?
25:28 What would Adalyn say to a child/teen who is starting their training?
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SHOW NOTES
- Episode resources and transcript: stowellcenter.com/2023/04/07/...
- Adalyn Smith on Instagram: / advocate4apd
- LD Expert Live episode with Adalyn Smith - Part 1 - • Living with Auditory P...
- Advanced Brain Technology and The Listening Program - advancedbrain.com/
- Take the Stone Out of the Shoe - Chapter 5: What Do Challenges With Processing Skills Look Like? - stowellcenter.com/taketheston...
- At Wit's End - Chapter 10: Auditory Processing - stowellcenter.com/book-atwits...
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