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ADHD Experts Podcast

340- A Parent's Guide for Managing Language Processing Disorder

ADHD Experts Podcast

ADDitude

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Ellen Braaten, Ph.D., explains how language and learning disabilities overlap with ADHD and affect social skills, how to find a professional who can help with these challenges, and how to support children with slow processing speed at home and at school.

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Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorderinar and podcast series from Attitude.

0:20.0

I'm Annie Rogers and I'm extremely pleased to welcome Dr. Ellen Bratton who will lead today's broadcast titled a Parents Guide for Managing Language Processing Disorder.

0:31.0

Language Processing Disorder can impact to the speed at which a child completes tasks,

0:36.8

their facility with language, and their ability to pay attention.

0:41.0

All manifestations that may be mistaken for ADHD but require very different and specific responses and accommodations.

0:48.0

In this webinar, Dr. Bratton will explain the common signs of language processing disorder how it overlaps with and

0:56.7

is sometimes mistaken for ADHD and we will learn about the brain functions and components implicated in language processing.

1:07.0

And we'll end with strategies and accommodations to use both at home and at school to help children truly shine. We're so fortunate to have Dr. Ellen Bratton,

1:17.8

she is the executive director of the Learning and Emotional Assessment Program, Leep,

1:23.5

at Massachusetts General Hospital,

1:26.2

and also an associate professor of psychology

1:29.1

at Harvard Medical School.

1:31.1

Her most recent book for parents is titled Bright Kids Who Can't Keep Up.

1:36.0

And I would also like to thank our webinar sponsor today which is play attention.

1:45.0

Play attention will customize your program to improve processing speed and all

1:49.2

other cognitive skills that lay the foundation for strong executive function.

1:54.2

For more than 25 years, play attention has been helping children and adults thrive and

1:58.2

succeed.

1:59.5

Our NASA-inspired technology and cognitive exercises improve executive

2:03.7

function and self-regulation. Each program includes a lifetime membership and a

2:08.5

personal executive function coach to customize your plan along the way. There is information on the slide. You can call 1-800,

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788, 676, or visit play attention.com and use the coupon code A D.D. mag

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