Jennifer Purcell

Living With an Invisible Learning Challenge

Education EN ↓ 254 episodes

Have you ever wondered what it is like to live with an invisible learning disability? Well then, step into my and others’ world of Living with Multi-Learning Differences (MLDs). I want to provide a podcast for nuerodivergents or someone who knows them and wants to help improve their life. Awareness about MLDs should be raised because the public needs to be more knowledgeable about them. This can be hard to do because many of the learning disabilities that someone can have aren't obvious.

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Jennifer Purcell

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Trying to Make a New Friend and Read Body Language or Social Cues When You Have NLD 08.08.2020 12:06

Today it took me several times to get this recording just right because I was really nervous and it's hard for me to read exactly what is on the page. But obviously, I finally got it right. Since my episodes are shorter than most podcasts hopefully then they should be easier to listen to and learn from. This episode is about the challenge I and others with NLD often face in social settings. L...

Trying to do Mental Math with NLD 31.07.2020 14:30

Today's episode is about the challenges that I and Michela have with doing mental math because of NLD. If you want to read more of the article about Michela here is the link to it: https://nvld.org/conquering-math-nvld/. Here are the links for the other two articles I used: https://nvld.org/interventions-to-help-children-with-nvld/ and https://www.smartkidswithld.org/getting-help/nld/14-ways-t...

How common is NLD? How to get diagnosed? 24.07.2020 14:07

Today we will talk about how common NLD is and get diagnosed to see if you have it. I will share with you what it was like for me to get diagnosed and the differences I noticed afterward. Since my episodes are shorter than most podcasts hopefully then they should be easier to listen to and learn from. Links for articles quoted in this episode: http://www.ldonline.org/article/6114/#:~:text=Wherea...

Strengths and Differences That Come With NLD 17.07.2020 16:21

This will be my first episode of the podcast. It will give background information about the podcast and what we will be discussing in it. Since my episodes are shorter than most podcasts hopefully then they should be easier to listen to and learn from. Here are links to the article I used for research: https://www.additudemag.com/what-is-nonverbal-learning-disorder-symptoms-and-diagnosis/#:~:tex...