Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and ADHD - Jill Stowell - Episode #51

"About 50 - 60 percent of people with ADHD also have a learning disability. About 3 in 10 people with dyslexia also have ADHD. ADHD does not cause dysgraphia, but research indicates that those with ADHD have a higher risk of developing dysgraphia." Jill Stowell In this episode of the LD Expert Podcast, Jill Stowell discusses the key characteristics and differences between dyslexia - difficulty with reading, dysgraphia - difficulty with writing, and ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and some strategies that you can use to support students with these challenges. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Jill Stowell introduces LD Expert Podcast 01:25 When homework is a challenge- what might be the underlying cause? 02:25 What a dyslexic leaner may look like 03:34 Early signs that your child might be dyslexic 04:27 Strategies to support your dyslexic student at school and at home 09:02 What dysgraphia is and what a student with dysgraphia looks like 14:13 What training at Stowell Learning Center looks like for students with dysgraphia 15:45 Strategies to help your child with dysgraphia 19:17 A common sign of dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD 21:40 The statistics of ADHD students and learning challenges 22:37 The functional assessment at Stowell Learning Center 23:22 A story about a child with dyslexia 24:12 Jill's key points about dyslexia and other learning challenges -- SHOW NOTES ✅ Episode Resources and Transcript: https://stowellcenter.com/2023/02/17/... ✅ Dyslexia/Dysgraphia Info Page + Free Resources: https://stowellcenter.com/dyslexia ✅ FREE DOWNLOAD: "At Wit's End" by Jill Stowell: https://stowellcenter.com/book/ Neurological Impress Reading Studies Increased Fluency: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ... Increased Fluency and Reading Comprehension: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1... Article: A Neurological-Impress Method of Remedial-Reading Instruction: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/... Brain Gym (Cross Crawls and Lazy 8s Exercises): http://www.braingym.org ➡️ Schedule a free 1-to-1 consultation with a Learning Specialist at https://stowellcenter.com/contact