TPP 011: Heidi Nord on the Challenges and Gifts of Dyslexia
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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What is the focus of the Tilt Parenting Podcast episode with Heidi Nord?
I do believe dyslexia is an asset because People with dyslexia have brains that are structured a little bit differently, and that structuring is really amazing. So let's say a student is writing a three in reverse. What that really means is that the student is capable of in their mind being able to flip and rotate shapes. Now that's amazing. That's a really important. skill for engineering, for architecture, for design, for you know, painting. And it's something that we take as a negative, but really it is a positive when you look at that capability.
Welcome to the Till Parenting Podcast, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm your host, Debbie Rieber, and today's episode features a conversation with dyslexia specialist Heidi Nord. A former teacher and reading specialist, Heidi is founder of the tutoring and coaching practice, The Brilliant Dyslexic. She coaches an Leads workshops for kids, parents, teachers, and tutors in the areas of dyslexia, student success, and mindset development. I've been virtual friends with Heidi for a number of years now, so it was great to connect through the podcast and learn more about her work. Heidi is an expert on dyslexia, and I just love her passion and energy behind supporting children with dyslexia.
She believes wholeheartedly that dyslexia is an asset, and she explains exactly why that is, as well as shares her insights as to how parents can support their kids if they have dyslexia. Oh, and before I forget, we're giving away one of Heidi's books for children, Thought Flipping, as part of this episode. how to be entered to win that book at the end of our conversation. To learn more about Tilt, the revolution for parents raising atypical kids, visit www.tiltparenting.com. Hey everybody, this is Debbie Reber on the Tilt Parenting Podcast, and I'm here today with Dyslexia and the ADD, ADHD specialist and founder of the Brilliant Dyslexic, Heidi Nord. And Heidi worked as a teacher and a reading coach for 16 years before creating her practice in 2007, which helps students, parents, teachers, and administrators with training in the areas of dyslexia, student success, and mindset development.
development. And Heidi's also written four books, including Thought Flipping and Write Write. And her focus is on helping clients learn easier, grow flexible brain pathways, and generate a positive mindset for success. That all sounds really great to me. So welcome to the show, Heidi. Thank you so much.
for having
me on. As you know, we are a relatively new podcast and so far we've been kind of, you know, dipping our toe in the water of the world of differently wired kids. So w we've been kind of doing episodes on a whole range of different issues and different types of neurological differences that many children are dealing with. But we haven't yet had anyone in the show talk about dyslexia. So I'm just really excited to be able to bring you on in that capacity.
Right. Yes, I love the work that you're doing in the world because I think we're seeing more children that are differently wired. And so I love that you have that term and that you're bringing that focus more into the light because that's really what we need is for people to understand other people who are differently wired. So and dyslexia definitely falls under that category. So I'm happy to do that.
to be here. Thank you and thank you for the the kind words about tilde as well and differently wired. It seems like that language is resonating with a lot of people, which is really exciting for me to see. So well just as a way to get started, maybe you could just tell us a little bit about what it was that led you down this path of creating the brilliant dyslexic and doing what you do.
Sure. So when I was a kid, I had an uncle, Uncle Alan, who had Down syndrome. And I remember being really young and sitting at my parents' kitchen counter. teaching him how to read. And it's one of those memories just that sticks with me.
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