"Testing and diagnosis is an important first step towards creating a plan to strengthen weak underlying skills so that kids do not have to continue living with the daily chronic trauma of going to school." - Jill Stowell
In this episode of the LD Expert Podcast, we're talking with Dr. John Danial, Clinical Director at Simi Psychological Group, about "stealth dyslexia" and the trauma of undiagnosed and untreated learning challenges.
When students struggle with reading, math or other aspects of school, there are almost always underlying processing skills that are weak or inefficient that become roadblocks to learning. Mental health is critically important. In addition, it is important to recognize that kids do not just grow out of learning challenges. The only way to make real and permanent change is to identify and develop those underlying skills - to retrain the brain to process information more effectively in order to eliminate the struggles associated with dyslexia and other learning disabilities.
00:00 Jill Stowell introduces LD Expert
01:40 Dr. John Danial is introduced
02:30 The symptoms are rarely the whole picture
03:27 Stealth dyslexia and stealth challenges and how mental health is affected
06:44 Difference for a student trying to do an assignment at school versus at home and how parents can respond to the struggle at home
12:38 John discusses how to highlight what your child excels at
14:18 Children do well when they can- Jill talks about deficiencies in underlying skills. How new neuropathways can be developed
16:32 John describes what neuropsychological testing is and why it's a good first step
23:25 When a parent sees that their child is struggling but they don't fit a diagnosis
26:35 Getting support for a parent will also support the child
28:05 Going after the underlying skill to develop those skills
29:01 When a child experiences chronic trauma in connection to the challenges at school
32:41 Jill shares a story about the impact of a child with learning challenges on the family
32:26 John talks about how to talk to a struggling teen to find out if they are struggling?
35:53 What shift in thinking are you trying to get with teens who have struggled in school for years?
38:29 Jill talks about how it's never too late to get help for your child
38:49 John talks about the ramifications of undiagnosed and untreated challenges
41:24 Jill talks about how children do not grow out of learning challenges
42:24 John's final thoughts
44:28 Jill teases the next month's show
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Dr. John Danial, Clinical Director at Simi Psychological Group
- Website: www.simipsychologicalgroup.com
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SHOW NOTES
- Episode Resources and Transcript: stowellcenter.com/2023/02/24/...
- LD Expert Live - Recognizing Dyslexia, with Dr. Dan Peters - stowellcenter.com/2021/10/05/...
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