Processing Speed
Brains Need Breaks
By Jill Stowell | | ADD, ADHD, Anxiety, Attention, Auditory Processing, Classroom, Comprehension, Core Learning Skills, Development, Dyslexia, Executive Function, General Information, Homeschool, Homework, Learning Disability, Mental Health, Processing Speed, Reading, School, Sensory Processing, Spelling, Writing
From Break to Meltdown in 30 seconds – How Did that Happen? At mile 20 of a 21-mile bike ride, my husband and I stopped to take a little break. It had gotten warm and we wanted to remove a few layers. When we started riding again, my legs let me know that “enough is…
Read More Blessing: Exceptional Talent / Challenge: Lack of Focus and Follow-Through
By Jill Stowell | | ADD, ADD / ADHD, ADHD, Anxiety, Attention, Auditory Processing, Classroom, Comprehension, Development, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Executive Function, General Information, Homeschool, Homework, IEP, Learning Challenge, Learning Disability, Poor grades, Primitive Reflexes, Processing Speed, Reading, School, Writing
My son was a music major in college and is currently in the music industry as Production Coordinator and Tour Manager. If you know any really gifted musicians, then you probably understand what we mean when we refer to the “musician personality.” Musicians often seem to be in real need of a manager as their…
Read More Augh!!! My Teacher Talks Too Fast!
By Jill Stowell | | Attention, Auditory Processing, Classroom, General Information, IEP, Learning Disability, Processing Speed, School
What does horse racing have to do with people talking too fast? Nothing really, but I wonder if that’s what it feels like to students with slow processing speed. Race horses fly by in a blur. What would school be like if words flew by you in a blur? Students with learning challenges sometimes feel…
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