TPP 067: One Mother's Story of Parenting a 2e Daughter with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and Dyscalculia
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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8 chapters
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What is the overall focus of Tia Smith’s parenting journey?
What I've learned and what I always say to them is that if I could go back, you know what you know about your child. And I want everyone to know that no one knows your child better than you. And I don't care how many letters are at the end of their name or how many years of experience they have in a specialized area. You are connected to that child in a way none of them will ever be.
Welcome to the Tilt Parenting Podcast, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm your host, Debbie Reber. And today my guest is Tia Smith, a former business executive now in the trenches, mom of three, including at least one differently wired child, her 12 year old vice exceptional daughter, who has a number of processing and learning differences as well as being gifted. As I mentioned on a previous episode, I'm going to be bringing more episodes featuring conversations with other parents because I think it's important to hear how other parents whose children are wired differently in a variety of ways are carving out their own path.
Tia is one of those parents who is relentless in her approach to figuring out how to best meet her daughter's needs. She also is going to tell us about her own roadblocks along the way of coming to terms with how differently wired her daughter was and coming to a place of accepting what is. Oh, and Tia is also an avid researcher, so make sure to visit the show notes page for this episode at TiltParenting.com slash Session67 for a list of Tia's favorite books addressing learning differences like dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia for both parents and kids. Before I get to the episode, a quick little public service announcement. Did you know that some of our production costs for the podcast are being offset by generous donations of listeners like you?
We're now able to outsource our final post-production costs, which is fantastic and greatly appreciated as producing a weekly podcast is a little time consuming. My goal is to eventually have all the post-production tasks outsourced. If you like what we're doing here at the podcast and you'd like to help us reach our goal, please consider making a small monthly donation. For as little as $2 a month, you can help us reach this goal. To support us, visit patreon.com slash tilt parenting. And now I'll get on with the show. Hello, Tia. Welcome to the podcast. Hi, Debbie.
How does Tia describe her family makeup and the challenges of raising three children?
Thank you so much for having me. Well, of course. And just I like to give a little inside scoop for listeners. Tia and I met when our children were newbies. They were infants. We were in a parenting group back in Seattle. And I think we must have met when our kids were like six weeks old or something like that, right?
Exactly. I think Asher was like a whole month older than me. my daughter. But yeah,
which back in those days was a big, was a big difference. But you've known Asher, as long as anybody else has. And same with me with your kids. And it's just been really interesting for me to kind of go through my journey, watching you go through your journey as we've kind of discovered who our kids are, and how different they are from what we maybe thought they were going to be. So Would you, just so listeners have more context for you and your story, tell us a little bit about your family makeup, who your kids are, and then about your Differently Wired childhood.
Sure, absolutely. So we are a busy family of five. That is unless you count our Labradoodle puppy and our two geriatric cats. That might up our count there. But I'm married. And at this point in time, I'm just staying home with the kids. I have three children. And my oldest daughter is 12. I have a 10-year-old son. And bringing up the rear is my youngest daughter, who is five. And all three of my children are currently attending different schools because we like to make it even
more
complicated around here. So my oldest daughter attends a private school that specifically meets her unique needs. My son is in the public elementary school, although since he's in the gifted education program, which is not offered at our home elementary, he gets bused to another school.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the overall focus of Tia Smith’s parenting journey?
0:00–2:32
2
How does Tia describe her family makeup and the challenges of raising three children?
2:32–4:56
3
What learning differences were identified in her 12‑year‑old daughter and how were they diagnosed?
4:56–7:07
4
How did living abroad in Brazil highlight her daughter’s processing and sensory issues?
7:07–10:06
5
Which professionals and assessments helped clarify the daughter’s needs?
10:06–14:34
6
How did fear and uncertainty shape Tia’s approach to supporting her child?
14:34–16:11
7
What creative strategies (art, music, pause technique) does Tia use to help her daughter communicate and stay calm?
16:11–21:03
8
What advice does Tia give to other parents of twice‑exceptional children?
21:03–36:36
Speakers
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