A Parent’s Guide for Managing Language Processing Disorder (with Ellen Braaten, Ph.D.)

430The speed at which a child completes tasks, their facility with language, and their ability to pay attention ­– these all influence their everyday ability to function. Children develop these abilities as they mature, but those with language processing disorder can show weaknesses in all three areas over time. This affects their ability to do schoolwork, communicate socially, and get things done.

Understanding these deficits, and the way they influence each other, is the first step in managing them. The next step is to accept, accommodate, and advocate for your child. Armed with the right strategies, parents can ameliorate and improve processing, language, and attention differences.
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Here, Ellen Braaten, Ph.D., discusses how language and processing speed overlap with attention for children with ADHD.

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3:40 If My Child Is So Smart, Why Doesn’t He Understand What I Am Saying?
6:31 ADHD and Written Language
8:17 Language Processing Disorder: It Isn’t Just One Thing!
9:33 Processing Speed
13:30 Cost of Having Slower Language Processing
16:50 Types of Processing Speed
21:36 Types of Language Disorders
23:47 Who Usually Treats Language Disorders?
24:37 Categories of SPS
27:13 Supporting Your Child
30:25 Strategies for School
32:45 SPS and Friendships
34:07 Social Language Strategies





39:15 How Can the Family Rally Around a Child with SPS?
40:41 What to Expect from a SLP


Related Resources
1. Read This: What Is a Language Processing Disorder? https://www.additudemag.com/language-...
2. Self-Test: Language Processing Disorders in Children
https://www.additudemag.com/screener-...
3. eBook: "Signs & Symptoms of Learning Disabilities"
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