Dr. Karen Wilson
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835 appearances
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first heard Jan 2020
last heard Apr 2025
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And then you can also advocate for your child in a way that you wouldn't if you didn't have the information about neurodiversity, about ADHD, about dyslexia, whatever that might be.
I think there was a survey that came out that showed that half of the general public believes that learning disabilities are really just laziness.
And so imagine fighting that perception and having that own self perception about what it could be.
Parents will often say, Well, you know, I had those same struggles, but I just worked through it.
But you know, everybody's different in their ability to persist.
And now we have a lot of tools that we can use.
to help students.
And so why wouldn't we want to do that, right?
Right.
And understanding that your child is not broken.
Your child's brain is wired differently and they process information in a different way, which means they have to be taught in a different way.
They need to be supported in a different way.
They need to be given instructions in a different way.
But you can't hide the fact that your child is struggling from your child because they know.
So many parents will say, I don't want my child to know that he has a learning disability.
But then that means that your child is struggling and not knowing why, which creates more anxiety.
And that child will internalize, well, if there isn't a reason for me struggling, then it must be that I'm not working hard enough.
It must be that I'm not smart and we don't want to send that message to a child.
And so it's better for them to understand.
And like I said, when kids
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