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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

TPP 025: Amberlynn Slavin Talks About SnapType, Her App for Kids with Dysgraphia & Dyslexia

Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

Debbie Reber

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2016

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Occupational therapist Amberlynn Slavin talks about her inspiration and process for creating SnapType, the fantastic app for kids with dyslexia and dysgraphia. Connect with Tilt Parenting Visit Tilt Parenting Take the free 7-Day Challenge Read a chapter of Differently Wired Follow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

If you're listening to this podcast, it's probably because a child you love and care for is differently wired.

0:07.0

Are they also struggling in their current educational setting, seen only for what they're doing wrong, while longing for positive relationships with peers and others?

0:15.6

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0:21.0

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0:24.9

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0:30.7

like that. Through its innovative approach that aims to empower students, families, educators, and professionals

0:36.3

to create positive, effective, and collaborative learning experiences.

0:40.2

Be a part of shaping a brighter future for your child.

0:43.0

Visit W. bgs.edU to learn more about what a strength-based assessment could mean for your family.

0:51.0

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0:54.0

Let's say a teacher passes out a work sheet in class.

0:57.0

And a child could either have currently an iPhone or an iPad and an iOS device.

1:02.0

They would take a picture of that worksheet right on. or iPad and an iOS device.

1:02.8

They would take a picture of that worksheet right on the app.

1:05.5

And then within that app right there,

1:07.4

you can just tap on the screen and you can type.

1:10.3

Like so let's say its name and instead of writing your name in you could type your name in and you can type right on that document and so that alleviates that handwriting aspect that a lot of children struggle with who have you know these different things going on in

1:23.7

their life it's not necessarily taking away handwriting altogether I think

1:27.7

absolutely children should practice handwriting this is not to take away from

1:31.4

handwriting it's just to help them stay included in class because they fall behind in class sometimes.

1:36.7

And it's so hard to see because they're such bright and smart children,

1:40.6

but they can't keep up sometimes.

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