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Podcast: The Newest Olympian
Episode: 21 | ADHD & Dyslexia in The Lightning Thief w/ Amanda Morin
Description: Amanda Morin of Understood joins to discuss how well The lightning Thief represented ADHD and dyslexia. She answers many questions from Mike and shares loads of helpful information about these conditions! Topics include: big pants, learning differences, teaching adjustments, focus, terminology, rainbow post-its, tangential threads, hyperfocus, ADHD as a superpower, executive function, analysis paralysis, fonts, cursive, contrast for reading, Jeopardy!, neurodivergency the word “disorder,” medication, medication vacations, Adderall, and more! Understood's brand story: www.understood.org/articles/en/our-brand-story — Find The Newest Olympian Online — • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com • Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon • Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian • Instagram: www.instagram.co...